Triple
T4729240
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mattapan |
E104962
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entity |
| Predicate | hasTransportation |
P105
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FINISHED |
| Object |
MBTA Mattapan Line
The MBTA Mattapan Line is a light rail trolley service in the Boston area that operates historic streetcars between Ashmont Station and Mattapan, serving neighborhoods in Boston and Milton.
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E526945
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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: MBTA Mattapan Line | Statement: [Mattapan, hasTransportation, MBTA Mattapan Line]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA Mattapan Line Context triple: [Mattapan, hasTransportation, MBTA Mattapan Line]
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A.
MBTA Fairmount Line
The MBTA Fairmount Line is a commuter rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, connecting several neighborhoods in the city’s southern corridor to downtown.
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B.
MBTA Lowell Line
The MBTA Lowell Line is a commuter rail service operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority that runs between Boston’s North Station and Lowell, serving several communities in northern Massachusetts.
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C.
MBTA Orange Line
The MBTA Orange Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs roughly north–south, connecting neighborhoods such as Jamaica Plain, Downtown Boston, and Malden.
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D.
MBTA Blue Line
The MBTA Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs primarily along the city’s northeastern corridor, connecting downtown Boston with East Boston, Logan Airport, and Revere.
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E.
MBTA Needham Line
The MBTA Needham Line is a commuter rail route in the Greater Boston area that connects Boston’s South Station with the suburb of Needham, serving intermediate communities along the way.
- 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: MBTA Mattapan Line Triple: [Mattapan, hasTransportation, MBTA Mattapan Line]
Generated description
The MBTA Mattapan Line is a light rail trolley service in the Boston area that operates historic streetcars between Ashmont Station and Mattapan, serving neighborhoods in Boston and Milton.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA Mattapan Line Target entity description: The MBTA Mattapan Line is a light rail trolley service in the Boston area that operates historic streetcars between Ashmont Station and Mattapan, serving neighborhoods in Boston and Milton.
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A.
MBTA Fairmount Line
The MBTA Fairmount Line is a commuter rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, connecting several neighborhoods in the city’s southern corridor to downtown.
-
B.
MBTA Lowell Line
The MBTA Lowell Line is a commuter rail service operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority that runs between Boston’s North Station and Lowell, serving several communities in northern Massachusetts.
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C.
MBTA Orange Line
The MBTA Orange Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs roughly north–south, connecting neighborhoods such as Jamaica Plain, Downtown Boston, and Malden.
-
D.
MBTA Blue Line
The MBTA Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs primarily along the city’s northeastern corridor, connecting downtown Boston with East Boston, Logan Airport, and Revere.
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E.
MBTA Needham Line
The MBTA Needham Line is a commuter rail route in the Greater Boston area that connects Boston’s South Station with the suburb of Needham, serving intermediate communities along the way.
- 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_69bd43ed84648190ae0b7ee8e8d00482 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd646135c881909030c21a163cc619 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bfce9ced708190b3ed8f9708c6f519 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:12 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bfcf57ab108190a51e6fdd53b3f557 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bfcfe331808190959ee32bae1b0bf1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:19 p.m.