Triple
T18853208
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Samuel F. Hersey |
E461098
|
entity |
| Predicate | regionOfBusiness |
P29376
|
FINISHED |
| Object | upper Midwest, United States |
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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: upper Midwest, United States | Statement: [Samuel F. Hersey, regionOfBusiness, upper Midwest, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: upper Midwest, United States Context triple: [Samuel F. Hersey, regionOfBusiness, upper Midwest, United States]
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A.
Upper Midwest of the United States
chosen
The Upper Midwest of the United States is a region centered around states like Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas, known for its lakes, forests, agriculture, and distinct cultural and historical ties to both Native American nations and European settlers.
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B.
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is a region of the country known for its agricultural heartland, major industrial cities, and central role in American culture and history.
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C.
West North Central United States
The West North Central United States is a U.S. Census Bureau region in the Midwest that includes states such as Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas.
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D.
Midwest Region
The Midwest Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
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E.
United States Midwest–Northeast transition region
The United States Midwest–Northeast transition region is a geographic and cultural corridor where characteristics of the industrial Northeast and the agricultural Midwest overlap and blend.
- 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_69d8dcfa11e4819090ab1ef5bdcd2b2e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5c05a8a708190b9b2b8f95b2f1d23 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:56 a.m.