Triple

T60686
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lake Superior E1205 entity
Predicate hasOutflow P967 FINISHED
Object St. Marys River
The St. Marys River is a vital waterway forming part of the U.S.–Canada border, connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron and hosting major shipping locks at Sault Ste. Marie.
E50132 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: St. Marys River | Statement: [Lake Superior, hasOutflow, St. Marys River]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St. Marys River
Context triple: [Lake Superior, hasOutflow, St. Marys River]
  • A. Pere Marquette River
    The Pere Marquette River is a scenic, free-flowing river in western Michigan renowned for its trout and salmon fishing, paddling opportunities, and largely undeveloped natural surroundings.
  • B. Don River
    The Don River is a significant waterway in Toronto, Ontario, that flows south through the city into Lake Ontario and has played an important role in its urban and environmental history.
  • C. Manitowoc River
    The Manitowoc River is a river in eastern Wisconsin that flows through Manitowoc County and empties into Lake Michigan at the city of Manitowoc.
  • D. St. Joseph River
    The St. Joseph River is a major river in the Midwestern United States that flows through Michigan and Indiana before emptying into Lake Michigan at the city of St. Joseph, Michigan.
  • E. Grand River (Michigan)
    Grand River (Michigan) is the longest river entirely within the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing westward across the Lower Peninsula before emptying into Lake Michigan at Grand Haven.
  • 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: St. Marys River
Triple: [Lake Superior, hasOutflow, St. Marys River]
Generated description
The St. Marys River is a vital waterway forming part of the U.S.–Canada border, connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron and hosting major shipping locks at Sault Ste. Marie.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St. Marys River
Target entity description: The St. Marys River is a vital waterway forming part of the U.S.–Canada border, connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron and hosting major shipping locks at Sault Ste. Marie.
  • A. Pere Marquette River
    The Pere Marquette River is a scenic, free-flowing river in western Michigan renowned for its trout and salmon fishing, paddling opportunities, and largely undeveloped natural surroundings.
  • B. Don River
    The Don River is a significant waterway in Toronto, Ontario, that flows south through the city into Lake Ontario and has played an important role in its urban and environmental history.
  • C. Manitowoc River
    The Manitowoc River is a river in eastern Wisconsin that flows through Manitowoc County and empties into Lake Michigan at the city of Manitowoc.
  • D. St. Joseph River
    The St. Joseph River is a major river in the Midwestern United States that flows through Michigan and Indiana before emptying into Lake Michigan at the city of St. Joseph, Michigan.
  • E. Grand River (Michigan)
    Grand River (Michigan) is the longest river entirely within the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing westward across the Lower Peninsula before emptying into Lake Michigan at Grand Haven.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasOutflow
Context triple: [Lake Superior, hasOutflow, St. Marys River]
  • A. outflow chosen
    Indicates the movement or discharge of something from an origin or source to the outside or to another location.
  • B. hasRiverActivity
    Indicates that an entity engages in, supports, or is associated with activities occurring on or along a river.
  • C. hasMajorCurrent
    Indicates that an entity currently has a primary field of study or specialization.
  • D. hasValley
    Indicates that one entity contains, features, or is characterized by the presence of a valley associated with the other entity.
  • E. hasJunctionWith
    Indicates that one entity meets or intersects with another at a shared junction point.
  • 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_69a24ba4f760819081f6638a3c70538a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a251a1b8ac8190b44be4c3c41e5681 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:23 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a40acd14dc8190a9ab1a5e826a283a completed March 1, 2026, 9:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a40b36392c8190a771f3d6f9e97fc1 completed March 1, 2026, 9:47 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a40b8d85048190807a1af077e6431f completed March 1, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a24ea0bec48190b2af1fb287e9e692 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:10 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m.