Triple

T8876689
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Otsego County E211302 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object Decatur
Decatur is a small town located within Otsego County in the state of New York, United States.
E765270 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: Decatur | Statement: [Otsego County, contains, Decatur]

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: Decatur
Context triple: [Otsego County, contains, Decatur]
  • A. Decatur
    Decatur is a city in northern Alabama known for its location along the Tennessee River and its role as an industrial and transportation hub.
  • B. Decatur
    Decatur is a historic, densely populated small city in DeKalb County, Georgia, known for its walkable downtown, vibrant arts and dining scene, and close proximity to Atlanta.
  • C. Decatur
    Decatur is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals and families.
  • D. Decatur, Illinois
    Decatur, Illinois is a mid-sized industrial and agricultural city in central Illinois known historically for manufacturing, agribusiness, and its location along Lake Decatur.
  • E. DeKalb
    DeKalb is a city in northern Illinois known for hosting Northern Illinois University and having historical ties to agriculture and barbed wire manufacturing.
  • 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: Decatur
Target entity description: Decatur is a small town located within Otsego County in the state of New York, United States.
  • A. Decatur
    Decatur is a city in northern Alabama known for its location along the Tennessee River and its role as an industrial and transportation hub.
  • B. Decatur
    Decatur is a historic, densely populated small city in DeKalb County, Georgia, known for its walkable downtown, vibrant arts and dining scene, and close proximity to Atlanta.
  • C. Decatur
    Decatur is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals and families.
  • D. Decatur, Illinois
    Decatur, Illinois is a mid-sized industrial and agricultural city in central Illinois known historically for manufacturing, agribusiness, and its location along Lake Decatur.
  • E. DeKalb
    DeKalb is a city in northern Illinois known for hosting Northern Illinois University and having historical ties to agriculture and barbed wire manufacturing.
  • 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: Decatur
Triple: [Otsego County, contains, Decatur]
Generated description
Decatur is a small town located within Otsego County in the state of New York, United States.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca838e78748190934d82db3104f855 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc61472cc081909e51b4a35a20ef43 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cfaba6f2f481909a30f71e96bc9079 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69cfae30e3b881909cfc7c560b7ca485 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69cfadb1cd848190ac8b59518591761c nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:52 p.m.