Triple
T254678
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Virginia |
E5410
|
entity |
| Predicate | largestMetropolitanArea |
P1890
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area |
E514
|
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: Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area | Statement: [Virginia, largestMetropolitanArea, Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area Context triple: [Virginia, largestMetropolitanArea, Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area]
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A.
Washington metropolitan area
chosen
The Washington metropolitan area is a major U.S. urban region centered on the nation’s capital, encompassing Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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B.
Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia is a populous, economically significant region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, encompassing suburbs of Washington, D.C., and serving as a major hub for government, technology, and defense industries.
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C.
Southeast Washington, D.C.
Southeast Washington, D.C. is a quadrant of the U.S. capital city known for its historic neighborhoods, including Capitol Hill, as well as major federal landmarks and rapidly redeveloping residential and commercial areas.
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D.
Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia is an independent city in Northern Virginia that serves as a major suburban community within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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E.
Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia is an urban county directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., known for its dense development, federal government agencies, and landmarks such as the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery.
- 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_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d548cac819081b1636b2a057c62 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a457fa35988190851216c84ad63232 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.