Triple
T6256998
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | U.S. Route 85 |
E140191
|
entity |
| Predicate | passesThroughCity |
P416
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Williston, North Dakota
Williston, North Dakota is a small city in the northwestern part of the state known as a major hub for the Bakken oil boom and regional energy industry.
|
E579351
|
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: Williston, North Dakota | Statement: [U.S. Route 85, passesThroughCity, Williston, North Dakota]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williston, North Dakota Context triple: [U.S. Route 85, passesThroughCity, Williston, North Dakota]
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A.
Minot, North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota is a small city in north-central North Dakota known as a regional economic and transportation hub, particularly for rail and highway travel, and for hosting the Minot Air Force Base.
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B.
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota is a city in the northeastern part of the state known for its Air Force base, regional university, and role as a strategic military and economic center in the Upper Midwest.
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C.
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota is the largest city in the state and a regional economic, cultural, and educational hub located along the Red River in the eastern part of North Dakota.
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D.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck, North Dakota is the state capital and a regional economic and cultural center located in central North Dakota.
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E.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Wahpeton, North Dakota is a small city in southeastern North Dakota known as an agricultural and educational center and for its location at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers.
- 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: Williston, North Dakota Triple: [U.S. Route 85, passesThroughCity, Williston, North Dakota]
Generated description
Williston, North Dakota is a small city in the northwestern part of the state known as a major hub for the Bakken oil boom and regional energy industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Williston, North Dakota Target entity description: Williston, North Dakota is a small city in the northwestern part of the state known as a major hub for the Bakken oil boom and regional energy industry.
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A.
Minot, North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota is a small city in north-central North Dakota known as a regional economic and transportation hub, particularly for rail and highway travel, and for hosting the Minot Air Force Base.
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B.
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota is a city in the northeastern part of the state known for its Air Force base, regional university, and role as a strategic military and economic center in the Upper Midwest.
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C.
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota is the largest city in the state and a regional economic, cultural, and educational hub located along the Red River in the eastern part of North Dakota.
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D.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck, North Dakota is the state capital and a regional economic and cultural center located in central North Dakota.
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E.
Wahpeton, North Dakota
Wahpeton, North Dakota is a small city in southeastern North Dakota known as an agricultural and educational center and for its location at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers.
- 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_69c008c95c5c819084bd3dd56133d84d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c06366baa481908d59428cceabbe46 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c244379f308190b73fe7ed4ed678e9 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c246309e5081908cd00cdf15f545d3 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c246cd73608190a76e1d99da153338 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 8:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:24 p.m.