Triple
T6701662
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tennessee Tech University |
E152892
|
entity |
| Predicate | servesRegion |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee
The Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee is a largely rural, plateau-and-valley area in the state’s central-eastern portion, known for its small towns, natural beauty, and reliance on Tennessee Tech University as a key educational and economic hub.
|
E614360
|
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: Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee | Statement: [Tennessee Tech University, servesRegion, Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee Context triple: [Tennessee Tech University, servesRegion, Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee]
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A.
West Tennessee
West Tennessee is the westernmost Grand Division of Tennessee, known for its flat, fertile farmland, strong blues and rock ’n’ roll heritage centered around Memphis, and location between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers.
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B.
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is a central region of the U.S. state of Tennessee known for its rolling hills, rapidly growing cities, and the state capital, Nashville.
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C.
Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States
The Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States is a largely rural, river-centered area spanning several states, known for its agricultural communities, hydroelectric dams, and development projects led by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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D.
Ohio Valley region
The Ohio Valley region is a historically significant area along the Ohio River in the eastern United States, known as an early center of frontier settlement, religious movements, and economic development.
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E.
Appalachian region of Alabama
The Appalachian region of Alabama is the northeastern portion of the state characterized by rolling foothills, ridges, and valleys that form part of the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains.
- 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: Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee Triple: [Tennessee Tech University, servesRegion, Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee]
Generated description
The Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee is a largely rural, plateau-and-valley area in the state’s central-eastern portion, known for its small towns, natural beauty, and reliance on Tennessee Tech University as a key educational and economic hub.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee Target entity description: The Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee is a largely rural, plateau-and-valley area in the state’s central-eastern portion, known for its small towns, natural beauty, and reliance on Tennessee Tech University as a key educational and economic hub.
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A.
West Tennessee
West Tennessee is the westernmost Grand Division of Tennessee, known for its flat, fertile farmland, strong blues and rock ’n’ roll heritage centered around Memphis, and location between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers.
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B.
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is a central region of the U.S. state of Tennessee known for its rolling hills, rapidly growing cities, and the state capital, Nashville.
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C.
Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States
The Tennessee Valley region of the southern United States is a largely rural, river-centered area spanning several states, known for its agricultural communities, hydroelectric dams, and development projects led by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
-
D.
Ohio Valley region
The Ohio Valley region is a historically significant area along the Ohio River in the eastern United States, known as an early center of frontier settlement, religious movements, and economic development.
-
E.
Appalachian region of Alabama
The Appalachian region of Alabama is the northeastern portion of the state characterized by rolling foothills, ridges, and valleys that form part of the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains.
- 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_69c68807adbc8190b8632df42b39eda0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d0e5eb0c81908c4fa3febd2d23ca |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c70081395c8190921636db5cfa096a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c704f464f88190be8163b2dfd32bcf |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c705db3098819083ce9a93e429b758 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:06 p.m.