Triple

T254279
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) E5403 entity
Predicate operatedAlongside P8943 FINISHED
Object Metrorail
Metrorail is the rapid transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
E56829 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Metrorail | Statement: [Metrobus (Washington, D.C.), operatedAlongside, Metrorail]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metrorail
Context triple: [Metrobus (Washington, D.C.), operatedAlongside, Metrorail]
  • A. Metro Rail
    Metro Rail is the urban rapid transit rail system serving Los Angeles County, providing light rail and subway services across the region.
  • B. METRO light rail
    METRO light rail is a rapid transit system serving the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area with multiple color-designated lines connecting key urban, suburban, and airport destinations.
  • C. Metro A Line
    The Metro A Line is a light rail line in Los Angeles County that runs between downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach as part of the region’s Metro Rail system.
  • D. Metra
    Metra is the commuter rail system serving the Chicago metropolitan area, operating extensive routes that connect the city with its surrounding suburbs.
  • E. MAX Light Rail
    MAX Light Rail is the metropolitan light rail transit system serving the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area.
  • 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: Metrorail
Triple: [Metrobus (Washington, D.C.), operatedAlongside, Metrorail]
Generated description
Metrorail is the rapid transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metrorail
Target entity description: Metrorail is the rapid transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
  • A. Metro Rail
    Metro Rail is the urban rapid transit rail system serving Los Angeles County, providing light rail and subway services across the region.
  • B. METRO light rail
    METRO light rail is a rapid transit system serving the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area with multiple color-designated lines connecting key urban, suburban, and airport destinations.
  • C. Metro A Line
    The Metro A Line is a light rail line in Los Angeles County that runs between downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach as part of the region’s Metro Rail system.
  • D. Metra
    Metra is the commuter rail system serving the Chicago metropolitan area, operating extensive routes that connect the city with its surrounding suburbs.
  • E. MAX Light Rail
    MAX Light Rail is the metropolitan light rail transit system serving the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: operatedAlongside
Context triple: [Metrobus (Washington, D.C.), operatedAlongside, Metrorail]
  • A. operatedAs
    Indicates that an entity functioned or was used in the capacity, role, or identity of another entity for some period of time.
  • B. operatedFor
    Indicates that one entity performed operations or provided services on behalf of, or in support of, another entity for a certain period or purpose.
  • C. operatesOver
    Indicates that one entity performs actions or exerts functional control across, upon, or throughout another entity or domain.
  • D. operatesBy
    Indicates that an entity performs its function, action, or process through the use or application of another entity (e.g., a method, mechanism, or principle).
  • E. operatedDuring
    Indicates that an action, process, or system was functioning or in operation throughout a specified time period or event.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25d548cac819081b1636b2a057c62 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a447f722808190874ec3f4692af179 completed March 1, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a448693f308190990ea9ac33117ffe completed March 1, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a448bd4ff08190aacf6fb8517f3244 completed March 1, 2026, 2:10 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25b694c08819085bb4b256fa7736f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a25c4b773c81908f1017f40b0bfd07 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.