Triple

T6108175
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lloydminster cross-border area E136166 entity
Predicate crosses P416 FINISHED
Object Alberta–Saskatchewan border
The Alberta–Saskatchewan border is the interprovincial boundary in western Canada that runs north–south between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, passing directly through the city of Lloydminster.
E568857 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: Alberta–Saskatchewan border | Statement: [Lloydminster cross-border area, crosses, Alberta–Saskatchewan border]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alberta–Saskatchewan border
Context triple: [Lloydminster cross-border area, crosses, Alberta–Saskatchewan border]
  • A. Northwest Territories–Alberta border
    The Northwest Territories–Alberta border is the interprovincial and territorial boundary in western Canada that separates the province of Alberta from the Northwest Territories, running through remote boreal and parkland regions including the area around Wood Buffalo National Park.
  • B. Manitoba–Ontario border
    The Manitoba–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in central Canada separating the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, running largely through boreal forest and lake country including the Lake of the Woods region.
  • C. Quebec–Ontario border
    The Quebec–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in Canada separating the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec from the predominantly English-speaking province of Ontario, running from the Ottawa River region northward through sparsely populated boreal and subarctic areas.
  • D. Lloydminster cross-border area
    The Lloydminster cross-border area is a unique Canadian community that straddles the provincial boundary between Alberta and Saskatchewan, functioning as a single city under a special bi-provincial governance arrangement.
  • E. Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border
    The Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border is the interprovincial boundary in eastern Canada separating Quebec from the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador across the Labrador Peninsula.
  • 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: Alberta–Saskatchewan border
Triple: [Lloydminster cross-border area, crosses, Alberta–Saskatchewan border]
Generated description
The Alberta–Saskatchewan border is the interprovincial boundary in western Canada that runs north–south between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, passing directly through the city of Lloydminster.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alberta–Saskatchewan border
Target entity description: The Alberta–Saskatchewan border is the interprovincial boundary in western Canada that runs north–south between the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, passing directly through the city of Lloydminster.
  • A. Northwest Territories–Alberta border
    The Northwest Territories–Alberta border is the interprovincial and territorial boundary in western Canada that separates the province of Alberta from the Northwest Territories, running through remote boreal and parkland regions including the area around Wood Buffalo National Park.
  • B. Manitoba–Ontario border
    The Manitoba–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in central Canada separating the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario, running largely through boreal forest and lake country including the Lake of the Woods region.
  • C. Quebec–Ontario border
    The Quebec–Ontario border is the interprovincial boundary in Canada separating the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec from the predominantly English-speaking province of Ontario, running from the Ottawa River region northward through sparsely populated boreal and subarctic areas.
  • D. Lloydminster cross-border area
    The Lloydminster cross-border area is a unique Canadian community that straddles the provincial boundary between Alberta and Saskatchewan, functioning as a single city under a special bi-provincial governance arrangement.
  • E. Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border
    The Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border is the interprovincial boundary in eastern Canada separating Quebec from the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador across the Labrador Peninsula.
  • 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_69c0087dee9881909e3655be88208c01 completed March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c05b81fad081909b622cafc6d51249 completed March 22, 2026, 9:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c1255b27a88190b45b664a2ba41166 completed March 23, 2026, 11:34 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c125ede4f88190989a5a40accd2745 completed March 23, 2026, 11:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c1268ffc7481909a9bd2be039dbf45 completed March 23, 2026, 11:40 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:13 p.m.