Triple
T9096454
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | St. Charles County, Missouri |
E218032
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entity |
| Predicate | partOfStatisticalArea |
P294
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area
The St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area is a multi-county, bi-state U.S. region centered on the St. Louis metropolitan area, encompassing parts of eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois for demographic and economic analysis.
|
E777893
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
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: St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area | Statement: [St. Charles County, Missouri, partOfStatisticalArea, St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area Context triple: [St. Charles County, Missouri, partOfStatisticalArea, St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area]
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A.
St. Louis–Belleville metropolitan area (Illinois portion)
The St. Louis–Belleville metropolitan area (Illinois portion) is the segment of the greater St. Louis metro region located in southwestern Illinois, encompassing cities and suburbs such as Belleville and East St. Louis that are economically and socially integrated with St. Louis, Missouri.
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B.
Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area
The Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in southwestern Missouri centered on the city of Springfield and encompassing several surrounding counties and communities.
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C.
Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area
The Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census-defined region centered on the city of Quincy that spans parts of western Illinois and northeastern Missouri.
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D.
St. Charles, Missouri
St. Charles, Missouri is a historic city on the Missouri River known as the site of Missouri’s first state capital and a key starting point for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
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: St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area Triple: [St. Charles County, Missouri, partOfStatisticalArea, St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area]
Generated description
The St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area is a multi-county, bi-state U.S. region centered on the St. Louis metropolitan area, encompassing parts of eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois for demographic and economic analysis.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area Target entity description: The St. Louis–St. Charles–Farmington, MO–IL combined statistical area is a multi-county, bi-state U.S. region centered on the St. Louis metropolitan area, encompassing parts of eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois for demographic and economic analysis.
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A.
St. Louis–Belleville metropolitan area (Illinois portion)
The St. Louis–Belleville metropolitan area (Illinois portion) is the segment of the greater St. Louis metro region located in southwestern Illinois, encompassing cities and suburbs such as Belleville and East St. Louis that are economically and socially integrated with St. Louis, Missouri.
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B.
Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area
The Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in southwestern Missouri centered on the city of Springfield and encompassing several surrounding counties and communities.
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C.
Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area
The Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area is a U.S. Census-defined region centered on the city of Quincy that spans parts of western Illinois and northeastern Missouri.
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D.
St. Charles, Missouri
St. Charles, Missouri is a historic city on the Missouri River known as the site of Missouri’s first state capital and a key starting point for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca83d9844081908e561e367fda6d45 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc96b7d0d48190a3b15f35bef087e3 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0180f70b88190a2d3dc49f32f0c2e |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d019652fe8819096cccb8cff431261 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d01a290de881909482b7eb70bef0e3 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:15 p.m.