Triple

T16359148
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Weather Prediction Center E397264 entity
Predicate serviceArea P82 FINISHED
Object contiguous United States E2446 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: contiguous United States | Statement: [Weather Prediction Center, serviceArea, contiguous 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: contiguous United States
Context triple: [Weather Prediction Center, serviceArea, contiguous United States]
  • A. contiguous United States chosen
    The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
  • B. North American states
    North American states are the sovereign countries located on the continent of North America, primarily including the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
  • C. Interior United States
    The Interior United States refers to the inland regions of the country away from coastal areas, encompassing much of the central and midcontinental states.
  • D. U.S. states
    U.S. states are the 50 constituent political entities that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States, each with its own constitution, laws, and governance structure.
  • E. America (Four Continents)
    America (Four Continents) is a monumental allegorical sculpture representing the continent of America, created as part of a series depicting the four continents and installed on the façade of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
  • 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_69d87f2778dc8190aa95c7572db127e6 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e2fad1859c819082b47bf9d7fabd9f ner completed
NED1 batch_6a002dbce2508190b655de87f48e841e ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:07 a.m.