Triple

T3869283
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Iowa–South Dakota border E91942 entity
Predicate hasNeighboringBorderSegment P16140 FINISHED
Object Iowa–Minnesota border
The Iowa–Minnesota border is the state line separating Iowa and Minnesota in the Midwestern United States, largely following straight survey lines with some sections defined by rivers.
E394623 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Iowa–Minnesota border | Statement: [Iowa–South Dakota border, hasNeighboringBorderSegment, Iowa–Minnesota border]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iowa–Minnesota border
Context triple: [Iowa–South Dakota border, hasNeighboringBorderSegment, Iowa–Minnesota border]
  • A. Iowa–South Dakota border
    The Iowa–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States that largely follows the course of the Big Sioux River, separating Iowa from South Dakota.
  • B. Minnesota–South Dakota border
    The Minnesota–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States separating Minnesota and South Dakota, much of which follows natural features such as rivers and survey lines across the prairie.
  • C. Nebraska–Iowa border
    The Nebraska–Iowa border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Iowa to the east.
  • D. Nebraska–Missouri border
    The Nebraska–Missouri border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Missouri to the east.
  • E. Nebraska–South Dakota border
    The Nebraska–South Dakota border is a U.S. state boundary running largely along the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the south from South Dakota to the north.
  • 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: Iowa–Minnesota border
Triple: [Iowa–South Dakota border, hasNeighboringBorderSegment, Iowa–Minnesota border]
Generated description
The Iowa–Minnesota border is the state line separating Iowa and Minnesota in the Midwestern United States, largely following straight survey lines with some sections defined by rivers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iowa–Minnesota border
Target entity description: The Iowa–Minnesota border is the state line separating Iowa and Minnesota in the Midwestern United States, largely following straight survey lines with some sections defined by rivers.
  • A. Iowa–South Dakota border
    The Iowa–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States that largely follows the course of the Big Sioux River, separating Iowa from South Dakota.
  • B. Minnesota–South Dakota border
    The Minnesota–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States separating Minnesota and South Dakota, much of which follows natural features such as rivers and survey lines across the prairie.
  • C. Nebraska–Iowa border
    The Nebraska–Iowa border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Iowa to the east.
  • D. Nebraska–Missouri border
    The Nebraska–Missouri border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Missouri to the east.
  • E. Nebraska–South Dakota border
    The Nebraska–South Dakota border is a U.S. state boundary running largely along the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the south from South Dakota to the north.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasNeighboringBorderSegment
Context triple: [Iowa–South Dakota border, hasNeighboringBorderSegment, Iowa–Minnesota border]
  • A. hasBorderConnection
    Indicates that two regions or entities share a common boundary or are directly connected along a border.
  • B. hasBorderRelation
    Indicates that one entity shares a boundary or border with another entity.
  • C. hasBorderDirection
    Indicates that one entity’s border lies in, or is oriented toward, a specified cardinal or relative direction with respect to another entity.
  • D. hasNeighborhoodAlong chosen
    Indicates that one entity has a neighboring area or region that extends along the boundary or length of another entity.
  • E. hasBorderTerminus
    Indicates that one entity serves as the endpoint or terminal location of another entity’s border or boundary.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69aed9645f348190a9868e7cef56ab7e completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeec3dfb3c8190a0a07070f0d76bf6 completed March 9, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b512440b8c8190ae2048bfcdd565ec completed March 14, 2026, 7:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b512f4041081908eb32ae059681afa completed March 14, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5137200a08190bd2a78398e03803e completed March 14, 2026, 7:51 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aee754dddc8190936e1f9c40a770db completed March 9, 2026, 3:29 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.