Triple
T3568662
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rockford metropolitan area |
E75514
|
entity |
| Predicate | urbanCenterOf |
P2106
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Northern Illinois |
E166416
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Northern Illinois | Statement: [Rockford metropolitan area, urbanCenterOf, Northern Illinois]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Illinois Context triple: [Rockford metropolitan area, urbanCenterOf, Northern Illinois]
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A.
northern Illinois
chosen
Northern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that includes the area around Rockford and the far north counties bordering Wisconsin.
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B.
Northeastern Illinois
Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
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C.
Illiniza Norte
Illiniza Norte is a prominent volcanic peak in the Ecuadorian Andes, popular with climbers for its relatively accessible yet challenging ascent and striking high-altitude scenery.
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D.
Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a predominantly rural and small-city region in the middle of the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by its agricultural economy and mid-sized urban centers such as Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana.
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E.
Como, Illinois
Como, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in Whiteside County that forms part of the Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: urbanCenterOf Context triple: [Rockford metropolitan area, urbanCenterOf, Northern Illinois]
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A.
notableCityCenter
Indicates that a location serves as a prominent or significant central area within a city.
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B.
isDowntownCoreOf
Indicates that a location constitutes the central, most urbanized and commercially dense area of a larger city or metropolitan region.
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C.
hasPopulationCenter
chosen
Indicates that an area, region, or administrative unit contains or is served by a primary settlement or population hub.
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D.
capitalOrMajorCenter
Indicates that a location serves as a capital city or a primary major center (political, economic, or cultural hub) for a larger region or entity.
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E.
centralLocation
Indicates that one entity serves as the primary or central place associated with another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ad85d512708190829c8b2d3a2ccfb8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc0c083ac8190a71cd9ede2114cac |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b44ef5f5348190b1088edee0d9d55c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 5:52 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adb8364d848190a96a9bc7a6126af2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:21 p.m.