Triple

T8011595
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Washington County, Minnesota E186505 entity
Predicate largestCity P235 FINISHED
Object Woodbury, Minnesota
Woodbury, Minnesota is a major suburban city in the Twin Cities metropolitan area known for its rapid growth, residential communities, and extensive parks and trails.
 E713286 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: Woodbury, Minnesota | Statement: [Washington County, Minnesota, largestCity, Woodbury, Minnesota]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: Woodbury, Minnesota
Context triple: [Washington County, Minnesota, largestCity, Woodbury, Minnesota]
  • A. Watertown, Minnesota
    Watertown, Minnesota is a small city in Carver County known for its rural charm, proximity to the Twin Cities metro area, and access to the Crow River and regional parks.
  • B. Stillwater, Minnesota
    Stillwater, Minnesota is a historic city on the St. Croix River known as one of the oldest towns in the state and a popular tourist destination for its preserved downtown and scenic riverfront.
  • C. Willmar, Minnesota
    Willmar, Minnesota is a regional city in west-central Minnesota known as a commercial and transportation hub amid the state’s lake country.
  • D. Carver, Minnesota
    Carver, Minnesota is a small historic city along the Minnesota River known for its well-preserved 19th-century architecture and scenic natural surroundings.
  • E. St. Francis, Minnesota
    St. Francis, Minnesota is a small city in Anoka County known for its suburban-rural character and location along the Rum River in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Woodbury, Minnesota
Target entity description: Woodbury, Minnesota is a major suburban city in the Twin Cities metropolitan area known for its rapid growth, residential communities, and extensive parks and trails.
  • A. Watertown, Minnesota
    Watertown, Minnesota is a small city in Carver County known for its rural charm, proximity to the Twin Cities metro area, and access to the Crow River and regional parks.
  • B. Stillwater, Minnesota
    Stillwater, Minnesota is a historic city on the St. Croix River known as one of the oldest towns in the state and a popular tourist destination for its preserved downtown and scenic riverfront.
  • C. Willmar, Minnesota
    Willmar, Minnesota is a regional city in west-central Minnesota known as a commercial and transportation hub amid the state’s lake country.
  • D. Carver, Minnesota
    Carver, Minnesota is a small historic city along the Minnesota River known for its well-preserved 19th-century architecture and scenic natural surroundings.
  • E. St. Francis, Minnesota
    St. Francis, Minnesota is a small city in Anoka County known for its suburban-rural character and location along the Rum River in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Woodbury, Minnesota
Triple: [Washington County, Minnesota, largestCity, Woodbury, Minnesota]
Generated description
Woodbury, Minnesota is a major suburban city in the Twin Cities metropolitan area known for its rapid growth, residential communities, and extensive parks and trails.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca82abaffc8190ab8af79cdbc31ab3 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb3d722fbc8190b22745b581421f16 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cc93a8923081908402951d6490f8de ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69cc96a8bb688190a352de1798b380f1 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69cc9557c6148190a759021b6add0a61 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:19 p.m.