Triple
T2300924
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lorain Steel Company |
E51727
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedTransportation |
P1379
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Great Lakes shipping routes |
E9202
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Great Lakes shipping routes | Statement: [Lorain Steel Company, usedTransportation, Great Lakes shipping routes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Lakes shipping routes Context triple: [Lorain Steel Company, usedTransportation, Great Lakes shipping routes]
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A.
Great Lakes waterway
The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
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B.
Great Lakes port system
The Great Lakes port system is a network of interconnected commercial and industrial ports on the North American Great Lakes that supports regional and international shipping, trade, and transportation.
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C.
Illinois Waterway system
The Illinois Waterway system is a network of rivers, canals, and locks in Illinois that provides a vital navigable link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
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D.
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
chosen
The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system is a vast interconnected chain of freshwater lakes and the St. Lawrence River that forms one of the world’s largest inland waterways, linking the interior of North America to the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Inland Waterway System of the United States
The Inland Waterway System of the United States is an extensive network of interconnected rivers, canals, and coastal routes that supports commercial shipping, recreation, and transportation across much of the country.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: usedTransportation Context triple: [Lorain Steel Company, usedTransportation, Great Lakes shipping routes]
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A.
passesUsedForTransportation
Indicates that the passes are utilized as a means or instrument for transporting people or goods.
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B.
transportation
Indicates the movement of someone or something from one place to another, typically using a vehicle or transit system.
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C.
transports
Indicates that one entity carries or conveys another entity from one place to another.
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D.
transportationContext
Indicates the situational or environmental conditions under which transportation occurs, such as mode, purpose, or circumstances of travel.
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E.
transportType
chosen
Indicates the mode or means of transportation used in carrying something or someone from one place to another.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a88b0a9f248190bcff941463d8f65a |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abcbabf01081908db3b42bc7c60444 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae7f31356c81909c563d88d472e05f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:05 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abc58ad33c8190b8d68af41b6f5e07 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.