Triple
T396929
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system |
E9202
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSubregion |
P285
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Upper Great Lakes
The Upper Great Lakes are the three large northernmost North American Great Lakes—Superior, Michigan, and Huron—known for their vast freshwater volume, shipping routes, and ecological significance.
|
E1151
|
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: Upper Great Lakes | Statement: [Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system, hasSubregion, Upper Great Lakes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Great Lakes Context triple: [Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system, hasSubregion, Upper Great Lakes]
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A.
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a chain of five vast freshwater lakes in North America that form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and are a critical hub for transportation, industry, and ecology.
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B.
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of North America’s five Great Lakes, a large freshwater lake bordered by the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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C.
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
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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D.
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of North America's five Great Lakes, known for its vast size, clear waters, and extensive shoreline dotted with islands, including Manitoulin Island, the world's largest freshwater island.
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E.
Lake St. Clair
Lake St. Clair is a freshwater lake in the Great Lakes region between Michigan and Ontario, serving as a key link in the St. Lawrence Seaway between Lake Huron and Lake Erie.
- 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: Upper Great Lakes Triple: [Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system, hasSubregion, Upper Great Lakes]
Generated description
The Upper Great Lakes are the three large northernmost North American Great Lakes—Superior, Michigan, and Huron—known for their vast freshwater volume, shipping routes, and ecological significance.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Great Lakes Target entity description: The Upper Great Lakes are the three large northernmost North American Great Lakes—Superior, Michigan, and Huron—known for their vast freshwater volume, shipping routes, and ecological significance.
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A.
Great Lakes
chosen
The Great Lakes are a chain of five vast freshwater lakes in North America that form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and are a critical hub for transportation, industry, and ecology.
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B.
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of North America’s five Great Lakes, a large freshwater lake bordered by the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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C.
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
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.
-
D.
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of North America's five Great Lakes, known for its vast size, clear waters, and extensive shoreline dotted with islands, including Manitoulin Island, the world's largest freshwater island.
-
E.
Lake St. Clair
Lake St. Clair is a freshwater lake in the Great Lakes region between Michigan and Ontario, serving as a key link in the St. Lawrence Seaway between Lake Huron and Lake Erie.
- F. None of above.
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_69a2e8004cb88190b92ed1add6abf41a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec8a941081909a152fda0ce24a98 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4ab1724788190bd12ca956cd947ec |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4ab94bd988190a91a592622a9d77f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4ac04fb78819093c85d04b90cc8cb |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.