Triple
T2869722
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | U.S. Route 501 |
E63528
|
entity |
| Predicate | crossesStateLine |
P13729
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Virginia–North Carolina border
The Virginia–North Carolina border is the state line separating Virginia and North Carolina in the eastern United States, running west–east from the Appalachian region toward the Atlantic coastal plain.
|
E306088
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Virginia–North Carolina border | Statement: [U.S. Route 501, crossesStateLine, Virginia–North Carolina border]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia–North Carolina border Context triple: [U.S. Route 501, crossesStateLine, Virginia–North Carolina border]
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A.
Virginia–West Virginia boundary
The Virginia–West Virginia boundary is the state line that separates Virginia from its northwestern neighbor West Virginia, following a historically contested course through the Appalachian region.
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B.
Tennessee–North Carolina border
The Tennessee–North Carolina border is a mountainous state line in the southeastern United States, much of which runs along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains.
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C.
Tennessee–Virginia state line
The Tennessee–Virginia state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia, famously running through the twin cities of Bristol in both states.
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D.
Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional)
The Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) is the historic state line in the central Appalachian region whose course was long defined by early colonial surveys and landmarks such as the Fairfax Stone.
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E.
Carolinian (North Carolina–Virginia segment)
The Carolinian (North Carolina–Virginia segment) is the portion of Amtrak’s Carolinian passenger rail service that operates through North Carolina and Virginia, linking cities in these states with the rest of the route.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Virginia–North Carolina border Triple: [U.S. Route 501, crossesStateLine, Virginia–North Carolina border]
Generated description
The Virginia–North Carolina border is the state line separating Virginia and North Carolina in the eastern United States, running west–east from the Appalachian region toward the Atlantic coastal plain.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia–North Carolina border Target entity description: The Virginia–North Carolina border is the state line separating Virginia and North Carolina in the eastern United States, running west–east from the Appalachian region toward the Atlantic coastal plain.
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A.
Virginia–West Virginia boundary
The Virginia–West Virginia boundary is the state line that separates Virginia from its northwestern neighbor West Virginia, following a historically contested course through the Appalachian region.
-
B.
Tennessee–North Carolina border
The Tennessee–North Carolina border is a mountainous state line in the southeastern United States, much of which runs along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains.
-
C.
Tennessee–Virginia state line
The Tennessee–Virginia state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia, famously running through the twin cities of Bristol in both states.
-
D.
Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional)
The Maryland–West Virginia boundary (traditional) is the historic state line in the central Appalachian region whose course was long defined by early colonial surveys and landmarks such as the Fairfax Stone.
-
E.
Carolinian (North Carolina–Virginia segment)
The Carolinian (North Carolina–Virginia segment) is the portion of Amtrak’s Carolinian passenger rail service that operates through North Carolina and Virginia, linking cities in these states with the rest of the route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69ab4c42fb8c8190b36e161d47c03b81 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdfe15ff081908dd1dad62c292b2b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b01dabb19c8190822ac992ab764446 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b01e34639c8190b1c6e8a14cd31d96 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b01f5a6784819089499926fb115d9c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:40 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.