Triple

T509
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Harvard University E9 entity
Predicate foundedInColonialPeriod P95 FINISHED
Object Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
E313 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: Massachusetts Bay Colony | Statement: [Harvard University, foundedInColonialPeriod, Massachusetts Bay Colony]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Bay Colony
Context triple: [Harvard University, foundedInColonialPeriod, Massachusetts Bay Colony]
  • A. Massachusetts
    Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
  • B. Thirteen Colonies
    The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
  • C. Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Cambridge, Massachusetts is a historic and academically renowned city just outside Boston, best known for being home to world-leading universities and research institutions.
  • D. Greater Boston
    Greater Boston is the metropolitan region centered on the city of Boston, Massachusetts, encompassing numerous surrounding cities and towns and serving as a major hub for education, technology, and culture in New England.
  • E. Everett, Massachusetts, United States
    Everett, Massachusetts, United States, is a small industrial city just north of Boston known historically for its manufacturing base and as the birthplace of influential engineer and science administrator Vannevar Bush.
  • 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: Massachusetts Bay Colony
Triple: [Harvard University, foundedInColonialPeriod, Massachusetts Bay Colony]
Generated description
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Bay Colony
Target entity description: The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
  • A. Massachusetts
    Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
  • B. Cape Cod
    Cape Cod is a hook-shaped peninsula in southeastern Massachusetts known for its sandy beaches, maritime villages, and popular summer tourism.
  • C. Thirteen Colonies
    The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
  • D. Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Cambridge, Massachusetts is a historic and academically renowned city just outside Boston, best known for being home to world-leading universities and research institutions.
  • E. Mayflower landing at Plymouth
    The Mayflower landing at Plymouth was the 1620 arrival of English Pilgrims on the coast of present-day Massachusetts, marking one of the foundational moments in early European colonization of North America.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: foundedInColonialPeriod
Context triple: [Harvard University, foundedInColonialPeriod, Massachusetts Bay Colony]
  • A. foundedOn
    Indicates that an entity was established, created, or brought into existence on a specific date or point in time.
  • B. wasColonyOf
    Indicates that one entity functioned as a colony under the political control or administration of another entity.
  • C. wasDevelopedInPeriod chosen
    Indicates that something was created, produced, or brought into existence during a specified time period.
  • D. hasHistoricDistrict
    Indicates that an entity possesses or contains a designated historic district within its boundaries or domain.
  • E. federalDistrictCreatedBy
    Indicates that a federal district was established or brought into existence through the action, decision, or authority of a specified creator (such as a government body, law, or decree).
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a22735e1b081908bd0457057dcf086 completed Feb. 27, 2026, 11:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2346846608190b6b40d31f1dbd685 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:18 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a238e0dd0c8190999b824f8f32b9d0 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a23cb1d34481909d877c8db2d0a500 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a23d0072008190b96d3324aeb5e46d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:55 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a233c396ec8190986608d07fb251d4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:24 p.m.