Triple
T3487
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MBTA Fitchburg Line |
E65
|
entity |
| Predicate | owner |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
E2866
|
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: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Statement: [MBTA Fitchburg Line, owner, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Context triple: [MBTA Fitchburg Line, owner, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]
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A.
MBTA
chosen
The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is the public transit agency that operates subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry services in the Greater Boston area.
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B.
MBTA Red Line
The MBTA Red Line is a major rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs through key communities including Cambridge, connecting them to downtown Boston and other parts of the region.
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C.
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority was a former state agency that operated and maintained the Massachusetts Turnpike and related transportation facilities before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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D.
MBTA Fitchburg Line
The MBTA Fitchburg Line is a commuter rail route in the Greater Boston area that runs between Boston and Fitchburg, serving numerous suburban communities along the way.
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E.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is the agency that manages public transportation services, including Metrorail and Metrobus, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.
- 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: owner Context triple: [MBTA Fitchburg Line, owner, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]
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A.
ownedBy
chosen
Indicates that one entity possesses legal or rightful ownership of another entity.
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B.
employer
Indicates a relationship where one entity hires, pays, and oversees the work of another entity.
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C.
parent
Indicates a relationship where one entity is the direct mother or father of another entity, from whom that other entity is descended.
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D.
founder
Indicates that an entity established, created, or started another entity such as an organization, institution, or company.
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E.
role
Indicates the function, position, or responsibility that one entity holds in relation to another within a given context.
- 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_69a238d6b47881909e68288aed2fd858 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a23bcc8eb48190b897cc331563980a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a275db9ecc8190b5dcb7a891b0b28a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a23994309081909ff3e869deef2156 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:40 a.m.