Triple
T18484614
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | south-central Alabama |
E451652
|
entity |
| Predicate | isLessUrbanizedThan |
P87673
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Birmingham metropolitan area |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Birmingham metropolitan area | Statement: [south-central Alabama, isLessUrbanizedThan, Birmingham metropolitan area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birmingham metropolitan area Context triple: [south-central Alabama, isLessUrbanizedThan, Birmingham metropolitan area]
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A.
Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area
chosen
The Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in central Alabama centered on the cities of Birmingham and Hoover and their surrounding communities.
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B.
Manchester metropolitan area
The Manchester metropolitan area is a New Hampshire-centered urban and economic region anchored by the city of Manchester and its surrounding communities.
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C.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a major industrial city in England’s West Midlands, historically significant for its manufacturing heritage and heavy bombing during the Second World War.
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D.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a major industrial and cultural city in the southern United States, known historically for its steel production and pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement.
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E.
Greater Birmingham and Solihull
Greater Birmingham and Solihull is a major urban and economic area in England centered on Birmingham and the nearby town of Solihull, forming a key hub for business, transport, and regional development.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8d3855d50819097fc8561b0299dd9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e531d6502c8190af167b954bf8e989 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:35 a.m.