Triple

T8009257
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Saint Lawrence Estuary E186441 entity
Predicate region P40 FINISHED
Object eastern Canada E9607 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: eastern Canada | Statement: [Saint Lawrence Estuary, region, eastern Canada]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: eastern Canada
Context triple: [Saint Lawrence Estuary, region, eastern Canada]
  • A. Eastern Canada chosen
    Eastern Canada is the eastern region of the country, generally encompassing the Atlantic provinces and often Quebec, known for its maritime culture, historic cities, and diverse Francophone and Anglophone communities.
  • B. Canada East
    Canada East was the historical name for the predominantly French-speaking region that later became the province of Quebec in Canada.
  • C. southern Canada
    Southern Canada is the more temperate, heavily populated band of Canada stretching along the U.S. border, characterized by mixed forests, major cities, and extensive agricultural and industrial regions.
  • D. eastern Quebec
    Eastern Quebec is a predominantly French-speaking region of Canada characterized by its vast rural landscapes, coastal communities along the St. Lawrence River and Gulf, and strong Catholic and maritime cultural traditions.
  • E. northeastern Ontario
    Northeastern Ontario is a sparsely populated, resource-rich region of Ontario, Canada, known for its vast forests, lakes, and mining and forestry industries.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca82abaffc8190ab8af79cdbc31ab3 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb3d6f76408190a1312369521a187a ner completed
NED1 batch_69cc569e90d48190a1bf1495496017f8 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:19 p.m.