Triple

T3087725
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject United States Census Bureau metropolitan area of Lewiston-Auburn E64412 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area
The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area is a small urban region in south-central Maine centered on the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, known for its historic mill industry and growing service-based economy.
 E326021 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: Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area | Statement: [United States Census Bureau metropolitan area of Lewiston-Auburn, alsoKnownAs, Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area
Context triple: [United States Census Bureau metropolitan area of Lewiston-Auburn, alsoKnownAs, Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area]
  • A. Manchester–Nashua metropolitan area
    The Manchester–Nashua metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in southern New Hampshire centered on the cities of Manchester and Nashua.
  • B. Greater Portland, Maine
    Greater Portland, Maine is the state's largest metropolitan region, centered on the coastal city of Portland and known for its historic waterfront, cultural attractions, and economic significance in northern New England.
  • C. Lewiston, Maine
    Lewiston, Maine is a former mill city in south-central Maine known for its Franco-American heritage, revitalized downtown, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
  • D. Concord micropolitan area
    The Concord micropolitan area is a small-scale urban region in central New Hampshire centered on the city of Concord and its surrounding communities, recognized for its shared economic and social ties.
  • E. Portland, Maine
    Portland, Maine is a coastal New England city known for its historic Old Port district, vibrant arts and food scenes, and working waterfront on Casco Bay.
  • 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: Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area
Triple: [United States Census Bureau metropolitan area of Lewiston-Auburn, alsoKnownAs, Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area]
Generated description
The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area is a small urban region in south-central Maine centered on the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, known for its historic mill industry and growing service-based economy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area
Target entity description: The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area is a small urban region in south-central Maine centered on the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, known for its historic mill industry and growing service-based economy.
  • A. Manchester–Nashua metropolitan area
    The Manchester–Nashua metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in southern New Hampshire centered on the cities of Manchester and Nashua.
  • B. Greater Portland, Maine
    Greater Portland, Maine is the state's largest metropolitan region, centered on the coastal city of Portland and known for its historic waterfront, cultural attractions, and economic significance in northern New England.
  • C. Lewiston, Maine
    Lewiston, Maine is a former mill city in south-central Maine known for its Franco-American heritage, revitalized downtown, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
  • D. Concord micropolitan area
    The Concord micropolitan area is a small-scale urban region in central New Hampshire centered on the city of Concord and its surrounding communities, recognized for its shared economic and social ties.
  • E. Portland, Maine
    Portland, Maine is a coastal New England city known for its historic Old Port district, vibrant arts and food scenes, and working waterfront on Casco Bay.
  • 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_69ad857c97d88190b26f9b1c90839c77 completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ada209fd24819088d887de0a4158f4 completed March 8, 2026, 4:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b1f8a1fdc48190ae1c2fb9e5198336 completed March 11, 2026, 11:20 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1f9608e88819098f4044e54e0d908 completed March 11, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1fe3c8f408190988e7c7e3a51057e completed March 11, 2026, 11:43 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:03 p.m.