Triple

T16505
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Middlesex County, Massachusetts E328 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts is a historic suburban city north of Boston known for its early colonial roots and later prominence in industry and commerce.
E81857 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: Woburn, Massachusetts | Statement: [Middlesex County, Massachusetts, contains, Woburn, Massachusetts]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Woburn, Massachusetts
Context triple: [Middlesex County, Massachusetts, contains, Woburn, Massachusetts]
  • A. Newton, Massachusetts
    Newton, Massachusetts is a suburban city west of Boston known for its affluent residential neighborhoods, strong public schools, and village-style layout without a traditional downtown.
  • B. Waltham, Massachusetts
    Waltham, Massachusetts is a historic city just west of Boston known for its role in the American Industrial Revolution and as home to institutions like Brandeis University and Bentley University.
  • C. Billerica, Massachusetts
    Billerica, Massachusetts is a suburban town in northeastern Massachusetts known for its residential communities, local history, and proximity to the Greater Boston area.
  • D. Chelmsford, Massachusetts
    Chelmsford, Massachusetts is a suburban New England town northwest of Boston known for its historic character, residential communities, and role as a commuter hub within the Greater Boston area.
  • E. Northampton, Massachusetts
    Northampton, Massachusetts is a small New England city known for its vibrant arts scene, progressive politics, and home to Smith College.
  • 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: Woburn, Massachusetts
Triple: [Middlesex County, Massachusetts, contains, Woburn, Massachusetts]
Generated description
Woburn, Massachusetts is a historic suburban city north of Boston known for its early colonial roots and later prominence in industry and commerce.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Woburn, Massachusetts
Target entity description: Woburn, Massachusetts is a historic suburban city north of Boston known for its early colonial roots and later prominence in industry and commerce.
  • A. Newton, Massachusetts
    Newton, Massachusetts is a suburban city west of Boston known for its affluent residential neighborhoods, strong public schools, and village-style layout without a traditional downtown.
  • B. Waltham, Massachusetts
    Waltham, Massachusetts is a historic city just west of Boston known for its role in the American Industrial Revolution and as home to institutions like Brandeis University and Bentley University.
  • C. Billerica, Massachusetts
    Billerica, Massachusetts is a suburban town in northeastern Massachusetts known for its residential communities, local history, and proximity to the Greater Boston area.
  • D. Chelmsford, Massachusetts
    Chelmsford, Massachusetts is a suburban New England town northwest of Boston known for its historic character, residential communities, and role as a commuter hub within the Greater Boston area.
  • E. Northampton, Massachusetts
    Northampton, Massachusetts is a small New England city known for its vibrant arts scene, progressive politics, and home to Smith College.
  • 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_69a23d7ad88c8190bffe8ab091d86642 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:57 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24003aca48190b98c2df43d65e496 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a59140587c8190a34f683ea1ca9ec0 completed March 2, 2026, 1:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a592335974819081b410eea4f4ad30 completed March 2, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a5927bd8508190b390136092103835 completed March 2, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:02 a.m.