Triple

T14487434
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Province 8 E359269 entity
Predicate hasRegion P285 FINISHED
Object western United States E1418 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: western United States | Statement: [Province 8, hasRegion, western United States]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: western United States
Context triple: [Province 8, hasRegion, western United States]
  • A. western United States chosen
    The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.
  • B. southwestern United States
    The southwestern United States is a largely arid region encompassing parts of states like Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and California, known for its deserts, canyons, and diverse indigenous and Hispanic cultural influences.
  • C. Intermountain West
    The Intermountain West is a region of the western United States characterized by its arid basins, high plateaus, and mountain ranges situated between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada/Cascade ranges.
  • D. Western North America
    Western North America is the broad region encompassing the western portion of the North American continent, including areas such as the western United States and western Canada.
  • E. Northwest
    Northwest is a public university in Maryville, Missouri, known for its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs and strong emphasis on applied learning.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8279740308190af9df93a3af8592e elicitation completed
NER batch_69de924ee0f08190baf68318b41fa64d ner completed
NED1 batch_69fd64a925148190992101984895a20b ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:20 a.m.