Triple
T2878
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Greater Boston |
E54
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsCity |
P294
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Newton
Newton is a suburban city in Massachusetts known for its residential neighborhoods, strong public schools, and proximity to Boston.
|
E200
|
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: Newton | Statement: [Greater Boston, containsCity, Newton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newton Context triple: [Greater Boston, containsCity, Newton]
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A.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist best known as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, which developed the first nuclear weapons during World War II.
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B.
John Harvard
John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
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C.
Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
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D.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
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E.
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
- 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: Newton Triple: [Greater Boston, containsCity, Newton]
Generated description
Newton is a suburban city in Massachusetts known for its residential neighborhoods, strong public schools, and proximity to Boston.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newton Target entity description: Newton is a suburban city in Massachusetts known for its residential neighborhoods, strong public schools, and proximity to Boston.
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A.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist best known as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, which developed the first nuclear weapons during World War II.
-
B.
John Harvard
John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
-
C.
Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document systems.
-
D.
William Barton Rogers
William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.
-
E.
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, cosmologist, and science communicator best known for popularizing science through works like the book and television series "Cosmos."
- 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_69a2328f0e848190ac2840eaf2d5ebd2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:10 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a234ccbac88190921bd0a15e4a7dbe |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a238e23e0881909815d2dad067d7a1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a23ab3a1f481908407d4648bbf3f86 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a23b736e388190956fa92a68d25866 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:13 a.m.