Triple

T5341261
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lewis and Clark Expedition E123948 entity
Predicate routeFollowed P2127 FINISHED
Object Missouri River E21358 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: Missouri River | Statement: [Lewis and Clark Expedition, routeFollowed, Missouri River]

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: Missouri River
Context triple: [Lewis and Clark Expedition, routeFollowed, Missouri River]
  • A. Missouri River chosen
    The Missouri River is the longest river in North America, flowing from the Rocky Mountains of western Montana to join the Mississippi River near St. Louis.
  • B. Mississippi River
    The Mississippi River is one of the longest and most significant rivers in the United States, serving as a major waterway for transportation, commerce, and drainage across much of the central continent.
  • C. Niobrara River
    The Niobrara River is a scenic waterway in northern Nebraska known for its unique mix of Great Plains, Sandhills, and forest ecosystems and popular for canoeing, tubing, and wildlife viewing.
  • D. Red River of the North
    The Red River of the North is a northward-flowing river forming much of the border between North Dakota and Minnesota before continuing through Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg, and is known for its fertile valley and frequent flooding.
  • E. Yellowstone River
    The Yellowstone River is a major free-flowing river in the western United States that originates in Yellowstone National Park and flows through Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota before joining the Missouri River.
  • 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: routeFollowed
Context triple: [Lewis and Clark Expedition, routeFollowed, Missouri River]
  • A. followsRouteOf chosen
    Indicates that one entity travels along the same path or route that another entity takes or has taken.
  • B. routeCompleted
    Indicates that a specified route has been fully traversed or finished by the relevant entity or process.
  • C. routeVia
    Indicates that a connection, path, or communication between two points is established or carried out through an intermediate location, node, or channel.
  • D. route
    Indicates that one entity serves as a path or course used to travel or move between locations associated with another entity.
  • E. roadTraverses
    Indicates that a road passes through, crosses, or extends across a specified geographic area or feature.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd464b07f8819095aa76577c9829e4 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd85e86edc81908d87933db6489f91 ner completed
NED1 batch_69bf186fe9308190ba81af4931e97b42 ned_source_triple completed
PD batch_69bd845a62b081909782863865b257a9 pd completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2 p.m.