Triple
T4702209
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | DeKalb County, Illinois |
E104299
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasHigherEducationInstitutionIn |
P3445
|
FINISHED |
| Object | city of DeKalb, Illinois |
E462810
|
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: city of DeKalb, Illinois | Statement: [DeKalb County, Illinois, hasHigherEducationInstitutionIn, city of DeKalb, Illinois]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: city of DeKalb, Illinois Context triple: [DeKalb County, Illinois, hasHigherEducationInstitutionIn, city of DeKalb, Illinois]
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A.
city of DeKalb, Illinois
chosen
The city of DeKalb, Illinois, is a northern Illinois community best known as the home of Northern Illinois University and for its historical role in agricultural innovation.
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B.
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur, Illinois is a mid-sized industrial and agricultural city in central Illinois known historically for manufacturing, agribusiness, and its location along Lake Decatur.
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C.
city of Sycamore, Illinois
The city of Sycamore, Illinois, is a small Midwestern community that serves as the county seat and cultural hub of DeKalb County.
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D.
Metropolis, Illinois
Metropolis, Illinois is a small city along the Ohio River best known as the officially designated "Hometown of Superman," featuring related attractions and tourism.
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E.
Bellwood, Illinois
Bellwood, Illinois is a suburban village in Cook County, west of Chicago, known as a residential community with convenient access to major highways and the broader Chicago metropolitan 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: hasHigherEducationInstitutionIn Context triple: [DeKalb County, Illinois, hasHigherEducationInstitutionIn, city of DeKalb, Illinois]
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A.
containsEducationalInstitution
chosen
Indicates that one entity geographically or administratively includes or encompasses an educational institution within its boundaries or structure.
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B.
undergraduateInstitutionOf
Indicates that one entity is the institution where the other entity completed or pursued their undergraduate studies.
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C.
hasMajorEducationalInstitutions
Indicates that the subject possesses or hosts significant higher-level educational organizations or facilities, such as universities or major colleges.
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D.
hasTechnicalUniversity
Indicates that a place or organization possesses or hosts a technical university as part of its institutions or infrastructure.
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E.
hadInstitution
Indicates that an entity was affiliated with, operated within, or was served by a particular institution during some period of time.
- 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_69bd43e9b88481908582103dcadff3d9 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd650ad0f88190844bfcb46b3071c2 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be1062fa8c81909263e6757ef7c2d5 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:28 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd621ba7448190a53ab1e2897acf71 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:17 p.m.