Triple

T781477
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tennessee River E16504 entity
Predicate crossesStateBorder P13760 FINISHED
Object Tennessee–Alabama border
The Tennessee–Alabama border is the state line separating Tennessee and Alabama in the southeastern United States, running through a mix of rural areas, small towns, and river crossings.
E91925 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Tennessee–Alabama border | Statement: [Tennessee River, crossesStateBorder, Tennessee–Alabama border]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tennessee–Alabama border
Context triple: [Tennessee River, crossesStateBorder, Tennessee–Alabama border]
  • A. Florida–Georgia border
    The Florida–Georgia border is the state line separating Florida and Georgia in the southeastern United States, much of which follows natural features like the St. Marys and Chattahoochee Rivers.
  • B. Tennessee (eastern portion)
    Tennessee (eastern portion) is the part of the U.S. state of Tennessee located in the Appalachian region, including cities like Knoxville and Chattanooga, known for its mountainous terrain and cultural ties to the American South.
  • C. Tennessee
    Tennessee is a southeastern U.S. state known for its diverse landscapes from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River, and for major cultural centers like Nashville and Memphis that have shaped American music and history.
  • D. Go, Mississippi
    "Go, Mississippi" is the official state song of Mississippi, known for its upbeat, marching-style celebration of the state.
  • E. Red River (southeastern boundary area)
    Red River (southeastern boundary area) is the stretch of the Red River that forms much of the boundary between southeastern Oklahoma and Texas.
  • 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: Tennessee–Alabama border
Triple: [Tennessee River, crossesStateBorder, Tennessee–Alabama border]
Generated description
The Tennessee–Alabama border is the state line separating Tennessee and Alabama in the southeastern United States, running through a mix of rural areas, small towns, and river crossings.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tennessee–Alabama border
Target entity description: The Tennessee–Alabama border is the state line separating Tennessee and Alabama in the southeastern United States, running through a mix of rural areas, small towns, and river crossings.
  • A. Florida–Georgia border
    The Florida–Georgia border is the state line separating Florida and Georgia in the southeastern United States, much of which follows natural features like the St. Marys and Chattahoochee Rivers.
  • B. Tennessee (eastern portion)
    Tennessee (eastern portion) is the part of the U.S. state of Tennessee located in the Appalachian region, including cities like Knoxville and Chattanooga, known for its mountainous terrain and cultural ties to the American South.
  • C. Tennessee
    Tennessee is a southeastern U.S. state known for its diverse landscapes from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River, and for major cultural centers like Nashville and Memphis that have shaped American music and history.
  • D. Go, Mississippi
    "Go, Mississippi" is the official state song of Mississippi, known for its upbeat, marching-style celebration of the state.
  • E. Red River (southeastern boundary area)
    Red River (southeastern boundary area) is the stretch of the Red River that forms much of the boundary between southeastern Oklahoma and Texas.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crossesStateBorder
Context triple: [Tennessee River, crossesStateBorder, Tennessee–Alabama border]
  • A. crossesBorderOf chosen
    Indicates that one entity passes from one side of the boundary of another entity (typically a region or area) to the other side, traversing its border.
  • B. hasBorderCrossing
    Indicates that there exists a point or facility where movement or transit is possible between the boundaries of two adjacent regions or jurisdictions.
  • C. crossesRegion
    Indicates that an entity moves through or passes across the spatial extent of a specified region.
  • D. hasInterstate
    Indicates that there exists an interstate connection or highway link between the related entities.
  • E. hasBorderCrossingFunction
    Indicates that an entity serves as a location or facility where people, goods, or vehicles can legally cross a border between jurisdictions.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a4936ad1fc81908f190208059ccf78 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a90365648190ace53b0f0e87aa68 completed March 1, 2026, 9 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a66d9f13308190b2fccca575e03ec1 completed March 3, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a66e2bb19c8190a030ef1540866ad5 completed March 3, 2026, 5:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a66e9e2e1c81909591b01ee1984909 completed March 3, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4a50bd23081908908235b8ec9201e completed March 1, 2026, 8:43 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.