Triple

T610006
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Columbia River E12075 entity
Predicate passesCity P10456 FINISHED
Object Tri-Cities, Washington
Tri-Cities, Washington is a metropolitan region in southeastern Washington State comprising the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland, known for its role in agriculture, energy, and scientific research.
E79510 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Tri-Cities, Washington | Statement: [Columbia River, passesCity, Tri-Cities, Washington]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tri-Cities, Washington
Context triple: [Columbia River, passesCity, Tri-Cities, Washington]
  • A. Vancouver, Washington
    Vancouver, Washington is a mid-sized city in southwest Washington State, located on the north bank of the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon.
  • B. Pasco, Washington
    Pasco, Washington is a city in southeastern Washington State that forms part of the Tri-Cities region and serves as a key agricultural, transportation, and commercial hub along the Columbia River.
  • C. Tacoma, Washington
    Tacoma, Washington is a mid-sized port city in the Pacific Northwest known for its waterfront, industrial history, and vibrant arts and museum scene.
  • D. Electric City, Washington
    Electric City, Washington is a small town in Grant County best known for its proximity to the Grand Coulee Dam and the recreational opportunities around Banks Lake.
  • E. Lacey, Washington
    Lacey, Washington is a suburban city in Thurston County near Olympia, known for its proximity to state government centers and its role as a regional administrative and commercial hub.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
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: Tri-Cities, Washington
Triple: [Columbia River, passesCity, Tri-Cities, Washington]
Generated description
Tri-Cities, Washington is a metropolitan region in southeastern Washington State comprising the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland, known for its role in agriculture, energy, and scientific research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tri-Cities, Washington
Target entity description: Tri-Cities, Washington is a metropolitan region in southeastern Washington State comprising the cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland, known for its role in agriculture, energy, and scientific research.
  • A. Vancouver, Washington
    Vancouver, Washington is a mid-sized city in southwest Washington State, located on the north bank of the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon.
  • B. Pasco, Washington
    Pasco, Washington is a city in southeastern Washington State that forms part of the Tri-Cities region and serves as a key agricultural, transportation, and commercial hub along the Columbia River.
  • C. Tacoma, Washington
    Tacoma, Washington is a mid-sized port city in the Pacific Northwest known for its waterfront, industrial history, and vibrant arts and museum scene.
  • D. Electric City, Washington
    Electric City, Washington is a small town in Grant County best known for its proximity to the Grand Coulee Dam and the recreational opportunities around Banks Lake.
  • E. Lacey, Washington
    Lacey, Washington is a suburban city in Thurston County near Olympia, known for its proximity to state government centers and its role as a regional administrative and commercial hub.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69a493309df48190a327f748e88049a6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49df68f2c8190a0ee9da4692b2a62 completed March 1, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a56eeb783c819096d6557d31608ce4 completed March 2, 2026, 11:05 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a56f749cb48190b0976b157309dc84 completed March 2, 2026, 11:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a56fedabcc8190a6dd0a268350ca5d completed March 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.