Triple
T1641408
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grand River (Michigan) |
E35478
|
entity |
| Predicate | region |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Central Michigan
Central Michigan is a mid-Michigan region characterized by its mix of small cities, agricultural areas, and river systems, including the Grand River.
|
E189435
|
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: Central Michigan | Statement: [Grand River (Michigan), region, Central Michigan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central Michigan Context triple: [Grand River (Michigan), region, Central Michigan]
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A.
Midland, Michigan
Midland, Michigan is a small city in central Michigan known as a hub for the chemical industry and the longtime headquarters of Dow Chemical Company.
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B.
West Michigan
West Michigan is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, known for its mid-sized cities like Grand Rapids, manufacturing base, and scenic lakeshore communities.
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C.
Westland, Michigan
Westland, Michigan is a suburban city in Wayne County within the Detroit metropolitan area, known primarily as a residential and retail community.
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D.
East Lansing
East Lansing is a city in central Michigan best known as the home of Michigan State University.
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E.
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo is a mid-sized city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic downtown, educational institutions like Western Michigan University, and a legacy of manufacturing and craft beer.
- 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: Central Michigan Triple: [Grand River (Michigan), region, Central Michigan]
Generated description
Central Michigan is a mid-Michigan region characterized by its mix of small cities, agricultural areas, and river systems, including the Grand River.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central Michigan Target entity description: Central Michigan is a mid-Michigan region characterized by its mix of small cities, agricultural areas, and river systems, including the Grand River.
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A.
Midland, Michigan
Midland, Michigan is a small city in central Michigan known as a hub for the chemical industry and the longtime headquarters of Dow Chemical Company.
-
B.
West Michigan
West Michigan is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, known for its mid-sized cities like Grand Rapids, manufacturing base, and scenic lakeshore communities.
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C.
Westland, Michigan
Westland, Michigan is a suburban city in Wayne County within the Detroit metropolitan area, known primarily as a residential and retail community.
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D.
East Lansing
East Lansing is a city in central Michigan best known as the home of Michigan State University.
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E.
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo is a mid-sized city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic downtown, educational institutions like Western Michigan University, and a legacy of manufacturing and craft beer.
- 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_69a88604618c81908b41f6429c431eb6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90a3e254081908b7c4a9dfeafc4f8 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad71a61de8819095005c222ec50810 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad728cb27c8190802b30afc5e259e2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad72fa21208190b596bfdfc69043bd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.