Triple

T5874
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Manchester E114 entity
Predicate hasCanal P35 FINISHED
Object Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
E912 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: Manchester Ship Canal | Statement: [Manchester, hasCanal, Manchester Ship Canal]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manchester Ship Canal
Context triple: [Manchester, hasCanal, Manchester Ship Canal]
  • A. East River
    The East River is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and serves as a major waterway spanned by several iconic bridges.
  • B. Key Bridge
    Key Bridge is a historic steel-arch bridge spanning the Potomac River, connecting Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia.
  • C. Brooklyn Bridge
    The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
  • D. Manchester
    Manchester is a major city in northwest England known for its industrial heritage, vibrant cultural scene, and influential contributions to music, sport, and science.
  • E. Hudson River
    The Hudson River is a major waterway in eastern New York State that flows south past cities like Albany and New York City before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at New York Harbor.
  • 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: Manchester Ship Canal
Triple: [Manchester, hasCanal, Manchester Ship Canal]
Generated description
The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manchester Ship Canal
Target entity description: The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
  • A. East River
    The East River is a tidal strait in New York City that separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens and serves as a major waterway spanned by several iconic bridges.
  • B. Key Bridge
    Key Bridge is a historic steel-arch bridge spanning the Potomac River, connecting Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Virginia.
  • C. Brooklyn Bridge
    The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
  • D. Manchester
    Manchester is a major city in northwest England known for its industrial heritage, vibrant cultural scene, and influential contributions to music, sport, and science.
  • E. Hudson River
    The Hudson River is a major waterway in eastern New York State that flows south past cities like Albany and New York City before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at New York Harbor.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasCanal
Context triple: [Manchester, hasCanal, Manchester Ship Canal]
  • A. hasRiver
    Indicates that a location or area contains, is traversed by, or is directly associated with a river.
  • B. hasPart chosen
    Indicates that one entity is a component, segment, or constituent part of another entity.
  • C. hasPower
    Indicates that one entity possesses authority, control, or influence over another entity or over a particular domain or resource.
  • D. hasMajorBridge
    Indicates that one entity possesses or includes a primary or significant bridge associated with it.
  • E. hasNotableFacility
    Indicates that an entity possesses or hosts a facility that is of particular significance, prominence, or interest.
  • 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2421836f08190b54fc40edeb1a96b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a243c87d988190a9d0649c4a04c7b7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2464617148190ae1b5e316dd37efe completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a246bff58481908eebdbcb88e1ff78 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a23fe064c881909496fd0e6b0e18d7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:07 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.