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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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A.
hasBorderConnection
Indicates that two regions or entities share a common boundary or are directly connected along a border.
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B.
hasBorderRelation
Indicates that one entity shares a boundary or border with another entity.
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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.
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D.
hasNeighborhoodAlong
chosen
Indicates that one entity has a neighboring area or region that extends along the boundary or length of another entity.
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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.