Triple
T10520437
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Frederick W. Lander |
E248152
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail
The Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail was a shorter, federally funded wagon road surveyed by engineer Frederick W. Lander in the 1850s to provide emigrants a safer and more efficient route across the Rocky Mountains.
|
E868564
|
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: Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail | Statement: [Frederick W. Lander, notableWork, Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail Context triple: [Frederick W. Lander, notableWork, Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail]
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A.
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.
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B.
Hastings Cutoff
Hastings Cutoff was a poorly scouted overland shortcut proposed by Lansford Hastings that significantly delayed and imperiled westward emigrant wagon trains, most notoriously the Donner Party.
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C.
The Utah Trail
The Utah Trail is a 1938 American Western film starring Tex Ritter, known for its singing cowboy action and frontier adventure themes.
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D.
Pioneer Express Trail
The Pioneer Express Trail is a scenic multi-use trail in Northern California that follows the historic route of early settlers along the shores of Folsom Lake and through the Sierra foothills.
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E.
Southern Emigrant Trail
The Southern Emigrant Trail was a major 19th-century overland route used by American migrants traveling to California through the desert Southwest, particularly during the Gold Rush era.
- 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: Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail Triple: [Frederick W. Lander, notableWork, Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail]
Generated description
The Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail was a shorter, federally funded wagon road surveyed by engineer Frederick W. Lander in the 1850s to provide emigrants a safer and more efficient route across the Rocky Mountains.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail Target entity description: The Lander Cutoff of the Oregon Trail was a shorter, federally funded wagon road surveyed by engineer Frederick W. Lander in the 1850s to provide emigrants a safer and more efficient route across the Rocky Mountains.
-
A.
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a historic 19th-century overland route that pioneers used to migrate by wagon from the Missouri River to the western United States, especially Oregon.
-
B.
Hastings Cutoff
Hastings Cutoff was a poorly scouted overland shortcut proposed by Lansford Hastings that significantly delayed and imperiled westward emigrant wagon trains, most notoriously the Donner Party.
-
C.
The Utah Trail
The Utah Trail is a 1938 American Western film starring Tex Ritter, known for its singing cowboy action and frontier adventure themes.
-
D.
Pioneer Express Trail
The Pioneer Express Trail is a scenic multi-use trail in Northern California that follows the historic route of early settlers along the shores of Folsom Lake and through the Sierra foothills.
-
E.
Southern Emigrant Trail
The Southern Emigrant Trail was a major 19th-century overland route used by American migrants traveling to California through the desert Southwest, particularly during the Gold Rush era.
- 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_69d381c4aa948190942e1d803143fb0e |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d509de0b3081909bec337aa8ff193e |
completed | April 7, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d90e063e948190b2f7cbae05d9ea61 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d9107dc8448190998c4044f68a775e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d911e7d2dc8190a67b2513607fdf98 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:28 p.m.