Triple
T21638151
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas and the Magic Railroad |
E534014
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOn |
P98
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas the Tank Engine |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Thomas the Tank Engine | Statement: [Thomas and the Magic Railroad, basedOn, Thomas the Tank Engine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas the Tank Engine Context triple: [Thomas and the Magic Railroad, basedOn, Thomas the Tank Engine]
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A.
Thomas the Tank Engine
chosen
Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam locomotive from British children's books and television, known for his adventures on the Island of Sodor.
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B.
Edward the Blue Engine
Edward the Blue Engine is a kind, wise, and hardworking blue steam locomotive from The Railway Series, known as one of the oldest and most reliable engines on the Island of Sodor.
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C.
Thomas & Friends
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series featuring anthropomorphic trains and vehicles on the Island of Sodor, adapted from the classic Railway Series books.
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D.
Gordon the Big Engine
Gordon the Big Engine is a powerful blue express locomotive and one of the main characters in Rev. W. Awdry’s Railway Series of children’s books.
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E.
Toby the Tram Engine
Toby the Tram Engine is a vintage steam tram engine character from The Railway Series, known for his square shape, cowcatchers, and steady, dependable nature.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e0c465ae7481908577b7209fdb2a77 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ef538eef0481908f5bf0e27f8e054d |
completed | April 27, 2026, 12:16 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:35 p.m.