Triple
T13765871
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area |
E330738
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsTownship |
P847
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan
Columbia Township is a civil township in Van Buren County in southwestern Michigan, forming part of the broader Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan region.
|
E1058592
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan | Statement: [Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, containsTownship, Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan Context triple: [Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, containsTownship, Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan]
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A.
Columbia Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Columbia Township is a civil township in Jackson County, Michigan, known for its rural character, lakes, and small communities in the south-central part of the state.
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B.
Van Buren Township, Michigan
Van Buren Township, Michigan is a charter township in Wayne County in the Detroit metropolitan area, known for encompassing parts of Belleville Lake and the Willow Run Airport region.
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C.
Humboldt Township, Michigan
Humboldt Township, Michigan is a small civil township located in Marquette County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, known for its rural character and forested, lake-dotted landscape.
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D.
Berrien Township, Michigan
Berrien Township, Michigan is a rural civil township in Berrien County known for its agricultural landscape and small-community character in the southwestern part of the state.
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E.
Tompkins Township, Michigan
Tompkins Township, Michigan is a rural civil township located in Jackson County in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan Triple: [Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, containsTownship, Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan]
Generated description
Columbia Township is a civil township in Van Buren County in southwestern Michigan, forming part of the broader Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan region.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan Target entity description: Columbia Township is a civil township in Van Buren County in southwestern Michigan, forming part of the broader Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan region.
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A.
Columbia Township, Jackson County, Michigan
Columbia Township is a civil township in Jackson County, Michigan, known for its rural character, lakes, and small communities in the south-central part of the state.
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B.
Van Buren Township, Michigan
Van Buren Township, Michigan is a charter township in Wayne County in the Detroit metropolitan area, known for encompassing parts of Belleville Lake and the Willow Run Airport region.
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C.
Humboldt Township, Michigan
Humboldt Township, Michigan is a small civil township located in Marquette County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, known for its rural character and forested, lake-dotted landscape.
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D.
Berrien Township, Michigan
Berrien Township, Michigan is a rural civil township in Berrien County known for its agricultural landscape and small-community character in the southwestern part of the state.
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E.
Tompkins Township, Michigan
Tompkins Township, Michigan is a rural civil township located in Jackson County in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d81c583b0081909e408a17db517a21 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de0227f2c48190983ccc9395e4e7a2 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7a864c0ac81909e5fcd134ea66414 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7a94390988190bcaedcda0b691fbb |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7a9fe250c8190b66062e7fcea8d86 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:10 p.m.