Triple

T3624624
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area E76806 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object Normal
Normal is a central Illinois town best known as the home of Illinois State University and part of the twin-city community with Bloomington.
 E372642 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: Normal | Statement: [Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, contains, Normal]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Normal
Context triple: [Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, contains, Normal]
  • A. Approaching Normal
    Approaching Normal is a studio album by American alternative rock band Blue October, known for its emotionally charged lyrics and polished, radio-friendly sound.
  • B. Regulares
    Regulares are elite light infantry units of the Spanish Army historically composed of indigenous Moroccan soldiers led by Spanish officers, renowned for their role in colonial campaigns and the Spanish Civil War.
  • C. Normal College
    Normal College was the 19th-century teacher-training institution that evolved into what is now Duke University.
  • D. Nice
    Nice is a prominent Mediterranean coastal city on the French Riviera, known for its mild climate, beaches, and vibrant cultural life.
  • E. Nice
    Nice is a cabin class offered by Breeze Airways that provides a standard, budget-friendly economy experience for passengers.
  • 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: Normal
Triple: [Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area, contains, Normal]
Generated description
Normal is a central Illinois town best known as the home of Illinois State University and part of the twin-city community with Bloomington.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Normal
Target entity description: Normal is a central Illinois town best known as the home of Illinois State University and part of the twin-city community with Bloomington.
  • A. Approaching Normal
    Approaching Normal is a studio album by American alternative rock band Blue October, known for its emotionally charged lyrics and polished, radio-friendly sound.
  • B. Regulares
    Regulares are elite light infantry units of the Spanish Army historically composed of indigenous Moroccan soldiers led by Spanish officers, renowned for their role in colonial campaigns and the Spanish Civil War.
  • C. Normal College
    Normal College was the 19th-century teacher-training institution that evolved into what is now Duke University.
  • D. Nice
    Nice is a prominent Mediterranean coastal city on the French Riviera, known for its mild climate, beaches, and vibrant cultural life.
  • E. Nice
    Nice is a cabin class offered by Breeze Airways that provides a standard, budget-friendly economy experience for passengers.
  • 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_69ad85dc03948190b35b7189e4175bcc completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc2d9845c8190ad65b2471000dfa0 completed March 8, 2026, 6:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4332260cc8190964a15bfee0a3b61 completed March 13, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b435af0f688190ac82dccd487747af completed March 13, 2026, 4:05 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b43620aee48190953a413ece0d51fa completed March 13, 2026, 4:06 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:23 p.m.