Triple
T14241816
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Elkin, North Carolina |
E353025
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasTransportation |
P105
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
U.S. Route 421 (nearby)
U.S. Route 421 is a major U.S. highway running through several states in the southeastern United States, connecting cities and rural areas across North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and beyond.
|
E1088316
|
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: U.S. Route 421 (nearby) | Statement: [Elkin, North Carolina, hasTransportation, U.S. Route 421 (nearby)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Route 421 (nearby) Context triple: [Elkin, North Carolina, hasTransportation, U.S. Route 421 (nearby)]
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A.
U.S. Route 231 (nearby)
U.S. Route 231 is a major north–south United States highway running through several states in the central and southeastern U.S., providing regional connectivity for communities along its route.
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B.
U.S. Route 218 (nearby)
U.S. Route 218 is a north–south United States highway running through Iowa and Minnesota, serving as a key regional connector for communities along its route.
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C.
U.S. Route 22 (nearby)
U.S. Route 22 is a major east–west U.S. highway in the Mid-Atlantic region that serves as a key commuter and commercial corridor through central New Jersey and neighboring states.
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D.
U.S. Route 20 (nearby)
U.S. Route 20 is a major east–west United States highway that spans the country from the Pacific Northwest to New England, passing near Dike, Iowa.
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E.
U.S. Route 41 passes nearby
U.S. Route 41 passes nearby is a major north–south United States highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
- 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: U.S. Route 421 (nearby) Triple: [Elkin, North Carolina, hasTransportation, U.S. Route 421 (nearby)]
Generated description
U.S. Route 421 is a major U.S. highway running through several states in the southeastern United States, connecting cities and rural areas across North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and beyond.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Route 421 (nearby) Target entity description: U.S. Route 421 is a major U.S. highway running through several states in the southeastern United States, connecting cities and rural areas across North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and beyond.
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A.
U.S. Route 231 (nearby)
U.S. Route 231 is a major north–south United States highway running through several states in the central and southeastern U.S., providing regional connectivity for communities along its route.
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B.
U.S. Route 218 (nearby)
U.S. Route 218 is a north–south United States highway running through Iowa and Minnesota, serving as a key regional connector for communities along its route.
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C.
U.S. Route 22 (nearby)
U.S. Route 22 is a major east–west U.S. highway in the Mid-Atlantic region that serves as a key commuter and commercial corridor through central New Jersey and neighboring states.
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D.
U.S. Route 20 (nearby)
U.S. Route 20 is a major east–west United States highway that spans the country from the Pacific Northwest to New England, passing near Dike, Iowa.
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E.
U.S. Route 41 passes nearby
U.S. Route 41 passes nearby is a major north–south United States highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, serving as an important regional transportation corridor.
- 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_69d8278adc7c8190a9218d69bce3c4e6 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de6244ad188190b9d9db7914240410 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd28235880819094f5983cce01b0fc |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd2b2363f881909e04edd850166dd5 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd2cf1a1248190a97644dadf1717bc |
completed | May 8, 2026, 12:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:08 a.m.