Triple

T5220119
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Western Montana E117849 entity
Predicate hasMajorCity P316 FINISHED
Object Polson
Polson is a small city in northwestern Montana known as a gateway to Flathead Lake and the surrounding scenic recreational areas.
 E504243 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: Polson | Statement: [Western Montana, hasMajorCity, Polson]

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: Polson
Context triple: [Western Montana, hasMajorCity, Polson]
  • A. Haines
    Haines is a minor but memorable character in James Joyce’s novel "Ulysses," known as an English intellectual whose behavior highlights tensions between Irish nationalism and British colonial attitudes.
  • B. Whitefish
    Whitefish is a small resort city in northwestern Montana known for its proximity to Glacier National Park and the Whitefish Mountain ski area.
  • C. Kalispell
    Kalispell is a small city in northwestern Montana that serves as a major gateway and service hub for visitors to Glacier National Park and the surrounding Rocky Mountain region.
  • D. Hamilton, Montana
    Hamilton, Montana is a small city in the Bitterroot Valley that serves as the economic and cultural hub of Ravalli County in western Montana.
  • E. Kitgum
    Kitgum is a town in northern Uganda that serves as a regional center and gateway to nearby wildlife and conservation areas.
  • 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: Polson
Target entity description: Polson is a small city in northwestern Montana known as a gateway to Flathead Lake and the surrounding scenic recreational areas.
  • A. Haines
    Haines is a minor but memorable character in James Joyce’s novel "Ulysses," known as an English intellectual whose behavior highlights tensions between Irish nationalism and British colonial attitudes.
  • B. Whitefish
    Whitefish is a small resort city in northwestern Montana known for its proximity to Glacier National Park and the Whitefish Mountain ski area.
  • C. Kalispell
    Kalispell is a small city in northwestern Montana that serves as a major gateway and service hub for visitors to Glacier National Park and the surrounding Rocky Mountain region.
  • D. Hamilton, Montana
    Hamilton, Montana is a small city in the Bitterroot Valley that serves as the economic and cultural hub of Ravalli County in western Montana.
  • E. Kitgum
    Kitgum is a town in northern Uganda that serves as a regional center and gateway to nearby wildlife and conservation areas.
  • 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: Polson
Triple: [Western Montana, hasMajorCity, Polson]
Generated description
Polson is a small city in northwestern Montana known as a gateway to Flathead Lake and the surrounding scenic recreational areas.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd4465e03081909bfcfd7113062590 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd7ab846548190bcd2c5cd238f6cd9 ner completed
NED1 batch_69bef8059c808190aac709a199541ce7 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69bef8c5eed88190a3fded477e72dc65 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69bef86618988190b1c5e53b4a65c8d9 nedg completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:48 p.m.