Triple

T16319941
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Securing the Old Northwest for the United States E396263 entity
Predicate setInRegion P285 FINISHED
Object American frontier E6881 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: American frontier | Statement: [Securing the Old Northwest for the United States, setInRegion, American frontier]

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: American frontier
Context triple: [Securing the Old Northwest for the United States, setInRegion, American frontier]
  • A. frontier thesis
    The frontier thesis is a theory proposed by historian Frederick Jackson Turner that argues the American frontier experience fundamentally shaped the nation’s democracy, culture, and identity.
  • B. Illinois frontier
    The Illinois frontier was the sparsely settled, contested border region of early Illinois where settlers, Native American nations, and military forces frequently clashed during westward expansion.
  • C. Old West chosen
    The Old West refers to the 19th-century American frontier era characterized by westward expansion, cowboys, lawlessness, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
  • D. Frontier (North America)
    Frontier (North America) is the name used in the North American market for Nissan's mid-size pickup truck line.
  • E. Texas frontier
    The Texas frontier was a historically volatile border region in 19th-century Texas marked by westward expansion, conflict, and lawlessness that helped define the mythology of the American Wild West.
  • 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_69d87f255b788190a400eba031dd85d8 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e296b4ad448190b2b195a5e0032c6e ner completed
NED1 batch_6a00260904748190ae1eb5713a6daa68 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:06 a.m.