Triple
T2953355
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area |
E79872
|
entity |
| Predicate | coreCity |
P235
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sterling, Illinois
Sterling, Illinois is a small city in northwestern Illinois known historically for its manufacturing industry and location along the Rock River.
|
E391234
|
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: Sterling, Illinois | Statement: [Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area, coreCity, Sterling, Illinois]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterling, Illinois Context triple: [Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area, coreCity, Sterling, Illinois]
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A.
Steger, Illinois
Steger, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area that spans both Will and Cook counties.
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B.
Kenilworth, Illinois
Kenilworth, Illinois is a small, affluent North Shore suburb of Chicago known for its planned residential character and high-quality schools.
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C.
Elwood, Illinois
Elwood, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known for its rural character and proximity to major transportation and logistics hubs.
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D.
Lansing, Illinois
Lansing, Illinois is a suburban village in the south suburbs of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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E.
Wadsworth, Illinois
Wadsworth, Illinois is a small rural village in northeastern Illinois known for its open spaces, equestrian properties, and proximity to the Wisconsin border.
- 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: Sterling, Illinois Triple: [Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area, coreCity, Sterling, Illinois]
Generated description
Sterling, Illinois is a small city in northwestern Illinois known historically for its manufacturing industry and location along the Rock River.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterling, Illinois Target entity description: Sterling, Illinois is a small city in northwestern Illinois known historically for its manufacturing industry and location along the Rock River.
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A.
Steger, Illinois
Steger, Illinois is a suburban village in the Chicago metropolitan area that spans both Will and Cook counties.
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B.
Kenilworth, Illinois
Kenilworth, Illinois is a small, affluent North Shore suburb of Chicago known for its planned residential character and high-quality schools.
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C.
Elwood, Illinois
Elwood, Illinois is a small village in northeastern Illinois known for its rural character and proximity to major transportation and logistics hubs.
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D.
Lansing, Illinois
Lansing, Illinois is a suburban village in the south suburbs of Chicago known for its residential character and proximity to major transportation routes.
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E.
Wadsworth, Illinois
Wadsworth, Illinois is a small rural village in northeastern Illinois known for its open spaces, equestrian properties, and proximity to the Wisconsin border.
- 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_69ad8b1276588190a374a0b12e0f7bdf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad98fe4b688190a0f68c4f80cd6f8f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4fadc46e8819095ebcb23e1da9947 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4feee00288190972b79c2193839b5 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4ff3ec2248190bdf071f74fdbf176 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:57 p.m.