Triple
T2212195
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Duluth Iron Range Railway Company |
E50942
|
entity |
| Predicate | servedRegion |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Minnesota Iron Range |
E115923
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Minnesota Iron Range | Statement: [Duluth Iron Range Railway Company, servedRegion, Minnesota Iron Range]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Minnesota Iron Range Context triple: [Duluth Iron Range Railway Company, servedRegion, Minnesota Iron Range]
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A.
Iron Range region of Minnesota
chosen
The Iron Range region of Minnesota is a historic mining area in northern Minnesota known for its rich iron ore deposits and strong labor and cultural heritage.
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B.
Mesabi Range
The Mesabi Range is a major iron ore mining district in northeastern Minnesota that has been one of the most important sources of iron for the United States.
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C.
Northern Minnesota
Northern Minnesota is a sparsely populated, heavily forested region of the state known for its lakes, outdoor recreation, and long, cold winters.
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D.
Driftless Area
The Driftless Area is a distinctive region of the Upper Midwest in the United States known for its rugged, steep terrain and deep river valleys that escaped glaciation during the last Ice Age.
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E.
Southeastern Minnesota
Southeastern Minnesota is a region of Minnesota known for its rolling blufflands, agricultural landscapes, and the regional hub city of Rochester.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a88b06709c8190978fb2418470d1b6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbfecea6c8190b762bbfda8490e31 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae6af84b708190ac3170a343eb107f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.