Triple

T8011622
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Washington County, Minnesota E186505 entity
Predicate hasTownship P22464 FINISHED
Object May Township, Minnesota
May Township, Minnesota is a rural township in Washington County known for its scenic landscapes, low-density residential character, and mix of farmland and natural areas in the eastern Twin Cities region.
 E707397 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: May Township, Minnesota | Statement: [Washington County, Minnesota, hasTownship, May Township, 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: May Township, Minnesota
Context triple: [Washington County, Minnesota, hasTownship, May Township, Minnesota]
  • A. Martin Township, Minnesota
    Martin Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rock County in the southwestern part of the state.
  • B. Douglas Township, Minnesota
    Douglas Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located within Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
  • C. Jackson Township, Minnesota
    Jackson Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located within Scott County in the state of Minnesota, United States.
  • D. Sciota Township, Minnesota
    Sciota Township, Minnesota is a small rural township located in Dakota County in the southeastern part of the state, characterized by its agricultural landscape and low-density population.
  • E. Forest Township, Minnesota
    Forest Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rice County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
  • 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: May Township, Minnesota
Target entity description: May Township, Minnesota is a rural township in Washington County known for its scenic landscapes, low-density residential character, and mix of farmland and natural areas in the eastern Twin Cities region.
  • A. Martin Township, Minnesota
    Martin Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rock County in the southwestern part of the state.
  • B. Douglas Township, Minnesota
    Douglas Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located within Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
  • C. Jackson Township, Minnesota
    Jackson Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located within Scott County in the state of Minnesota, United States.
  • D. Sciota Township, Minnesota
    Sciota Township, Minnesota is a small rural township located in Dakota County in the southeastern part of the state, characterized by its agricultural landscape and low-density population.
  • E. Forest Township, Minnesota
    Forest Township, Minnesota is a rural civil township located in Rice County in the southern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
  • 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: May Township, Minnesota
Triple: [Washington County, Minnesota, hasTownship, May Township, Minnesota]
Generated description
May Township, Minnesota is a rural township in Washington County known for its scenic landscapes, low-density residential character, and mix of farmland and natural areas in the eastern Twin Cities region.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca82abaffc8190ab8af79cdbc31ab3 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb3d722fbc8190b22745b581421f16 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cc56acfcf88190a0e694f60f2907d2 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69cc5cb791b48190bd5004b518d23f84 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69cc58a9e94081908980e2c60be38642 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:19 p.m.