Triple

T21343020
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject California State Route 44 E526248 entity
Predicate crosses P416 FINISHED
Object Sierra Nevada (California) foothills — NE NERFINISHED

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: Sierra Nevada (California) foothills | Statement: [California State Route 44, crosses, Sierra Nevada (California) foothills]

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: Sierra Nevada (California) foothills
Context triple: [California State Route 44, crosses, Sierra Nevada (California) foothills]
  • A. Sierra Nevada foothills chosen
    The Sierra Nevada foothills are the lower-elevation, rolling western slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, characterized by oak woodlands, grasslands, and river canyons, and long inhabited by Indigenous peoples.
  • B. San Bernardino Mountains foothills
    The San Bernardino Mountains foothills are the lower-elevation slopes at the base of Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains, forming a transitional zone between the high peaks and the surrounding desert and valley regions.
  • C. San Gabriel Mountains foothills
    The San Gabriel Mountains foothills are a lower-elevation region along the base of Southern California’s San Gabriel Mountains, historically inhabited and culturally significant to the Serrano people.
  • D. Tehachapi Mountains foothills
    The Tehachapi Mountains foothills are a transitional upland region in Southern California where the Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges meet, forming a rugged boundary between the Central Valley and the Mojave Desert.
  • E. Sierra Azul foothills
    The Sierra Azul foothills are the lower, rolling slopes of the Sierra Azul range in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, forming a scenic backdrop of open space and parkland near communities like Los Gatos.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e0b51c33048190ab27cede74ef798c elicitation completed
NER batch_69e8a850617081909bf5c1ecc84d55b1 ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4:44 p.m.