Triple
T18919784
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Malta, Illinois |
E462817
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasProximityTo |
P2064
|
FINISHED |
| Object | city of DeKalb, Illinois |
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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: city of DeKalb, Illinois | Statement: [Malta, Illinois, hasProximityTo, city of DeKalb, Illinois]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: city of DeKalb, Illinois Context triple: [Malta, Illinois, hasProximityTo, city of DeKalb, Illinois]
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A.
city of DeKalb, Illinois
chosen
The city of DeKalb, Illinois, is a northern Illinois community best known as the home of Northern Illinois University and for its historical role in agricultural innovation.
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B.
DeKalb, Illinois, United States
DeKalb is a small city in northern Illinois best known as the birthplace of supermodel Cindy Crawford and home to Northern Illinois University.
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C.
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur, Illinois is a mid-sized industrial and agricultural city in central Illinois known historically for manufacturing, agribusiness, and its location along Lake Decatur.
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D.
city of Sycamore, Illinois
The city of Sycamore, Illinois, is a small Midwestern community that serves as the county seat and cultural hub of DeKalb County.
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E.
Metropolis, Illinois
Metropolis, Illinois is a small city along the Ohio River best known as the officially designated "Hometown of Superman," featuring related attractions and tourism.
- 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_69d8dcfdbbb881909964fa5a75bd0b48 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5c62a264c81909f6d5df841486efc |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:22 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:59 a.m.