Triple
T6018036
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | St. Louis–San Francisco Railway |
E133994
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatedInRegion |
P6665
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Midwestern United States |
E405
|
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: Midwestern United States | Statement: [St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, operatedInRegion, Midwestern United States]
Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)
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: Midwestern United States Context triple: [St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, operatedInRegion, Midwestern United States]
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A.
Midwestern United States
chosen
The Midwestern United States is a region of the country known for its agricultural heartland, major industrial cities, and central role in American culture and history.
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B.
Midwest Region
The Midwest Region is one of the four geographic brackets used to organize teams and games in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
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C.
Central Plains region
The Central Plains region is a key economic and cultural heartland of China, centered around the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and encompassing major inland cities and agricultural areas.
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D.
Central United States
The Central United States is a broad region of the country that spans the middle portion of the contiguous U.S., encompassing parts of the Midwest, Great Plains, and South.
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E.
Middle West
Middle West is an independent record label known for releasing music by projects such as Justin Vernon’s blues-rock band The Shouting Matches.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
| Stage | Batch ID | Job type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| creating | batch_69c008742a5c8190b9cb9c2787a3d8b3 |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69c04f8458588190a78aa32cbdbecfb1 |
ner | completed |
| NED1 | batch_69c11ccdec948190a0792c351a6867b7 |
ned_source_triple | completed |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:07 p.m.