Triple

T8870078
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomasboro, Illinois E211130 entity
Predicate isPartOfStatisticalArea P294 FINISHED
Object Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area E80774 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: Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Statement: [Thomasboro, Illinois, isPartOfStatisticalArea, Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area]

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: Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Context triple: [Thomasboro, Illinois, isPartOfStatisticalArea, Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area]
  • A. Champaign–Urbana–Rantoul metropolitan area chosen
    The Champaign–Urbana–Rantoul metropolitan area is a central Illinois urban region anchored by the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, known for housing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and serving as an educational, technological, and agricultural hub.
  • B. Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area
    The Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area is a central Illinois urban region anchored by the twin cities of Bloomington and Normal, known for Illinois State University, major insurance and corporate employers, and its role as a regional economic and transportation hub.
  • C. Peoria metropolitan area
    The Peoria metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic center in central Illinois anchored by the city of Peoria and its surrounding communities.
  • D. Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
    The Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area is a large multi-state U.S. metropolitan region centered on Chicago, encompassing numerous surrounding suburbs and communities across Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
  • E. Champaign, Illinois, United States
    Champaign is a central Illinois city known for forming the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area and hosting the main campus of the University of Illinois.
  • 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_69ca838d3c7c8190a849566d5afd2b11 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc61257a548190955ad71f4c8704d5 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cfc92c2f088190b953de2bfcbb5bb5 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:51 p.m.