Triple

T4952426
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County) E111198 entity
Predicate hasTributary P415 FINISHED
Object Silver Creek (Santa Clara County)
Silver Creek is a stream in Santa Clara County, California, that flows through the eastern foothills of the Santa Clara Valley before joining the larger Coyote Creek watershed.
 E483278 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Silver Creek (Santa Clara County) | Statement: [Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County), hasTributary, Silver Creek (Santa Clara County)]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Silver Creek (Santa Clara County)
Context triple: [Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County), hasTributary, Silver Creek (Santa Clara County)]
  • A. Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County)
    Coyote Creek in Santa Clara County is a major stream in California’s South Bay that flows through the Diablo Range and San Jose before emptying into the southern end of San Francisco Bay.
  • B. Boulder Creek, California
    Boulder Creek, California is a small unincorporated community in the Santa Cruz Mountains known as a gateway to Big Basin Redwoods State Park and the surrounding redwood forests.
  • C. Corte Madera Creek
    Corte Madera Creek is a waterway in Marin County, California, that flows through several communities before emptying into San Francisco Bay.
  • D. San Mateo Creek
    San Mateo Creek is a waterway in San Mateo County, California, that drains the Crystal Springs Reservoir and flows toward San Francisco Bay.
  • E. Silver Lake, California
    Silver Lake, California is a small lakeside community in Alpine County known for its scenic mountain setting and outdoor recreation opportunities such as fishing, boating, and hiking.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Silver Creek (Santa Clara County)
Target entity description: Silver Creek is a stream in Santa Clara County, California, that flows through the eastern foothills of the Santa Clara Valley before joining the larger Coyote Creek watershed.
  • A. Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County)
    Coyote Creek in Santa Clara County is a major stream in California’s South Bay that flows through the Diablo Range and San Jose before emptying into the southern end of San Francisco Bay.
  • B. Boulder Creek, California
    Boulder Creek, California is a small unincorporated community in the Santa Cruz Mountains known as a gateway to Big Basin Redwoods State Park and the surrounding redwood forests.
  • C. Corte Madera Creek
    Corte Madera Creek is a waterway in Marin County, California, that flows through several communities before emptying into San Francisco Bay.
  • D. San Mateo Creek
    San Mateo Creek is a waterway in San Mateo County, California, that drains the Crystal Springs Reservoir and flows toward San Francisco Bay.
  • E. Silver Lake, California
    Silver Lake, California is a small lakeside community in Alpine County known for its scenic mountain setting and outdoor recreation opportunities such as fishing, boating, and hiking.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Silver Creek (Santa Clara County)
Triple: [Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County), hasTributary, Silver Creek (Santa Clara County)]
Generated description
Silver Creek is a stream in Santa Clara County, California, that flows through the eastern foothills of the Santa Clara Valley before joining the larger Coyote Creek watershed.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd4418390c8190b7e9766a2512ce55 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd71b6a5d481909ad6f5e0b752496c ner completed
NED1 batch_69be81d773bc8190861be7ad83de6c2a ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69be8349507481908643591de7f03f42 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69be82dcc280819098eac824370b1af0 nedg completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:31 p.m.