Triple
T628291
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Times Square–42nd Street subway station |
E15867
|
entity |
| Predicate | fareControlSystem |
P395
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MetroCard |
E3073
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: MetroCard | Statement: [Times Square–42nd Street subway station, fareControlSystem, MetroCard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MetroCard Context triple: [Times Square–42nd Street subway station, fareControlSystem, MetroCard]
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A.
MetroCard
chosen
MetroCard is a magnetic stripe payment card formerly used as the primary method for paying fares on New York City’s public transit system, including subways and buses.
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B.
SmarTrip
SmarTrip is a rechargeable contactless smart card used to pay fares on the Washington, D.C. region’s public transit systems.
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C.
Oyster card
The Oyster card is a rechargeable smartcard used for convenient, cashless payment on public transport services across London.
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D.
Clipper card
The Clipper card is a reloadable contactless smart card used to pay fares across multiple public transit systems in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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E.
OMNY
OMNY is the contactless fare payment system used by New York City's public transit network, replacing the MetroCard with tap-and-go payments via cards, phones, and wearables.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: fareControlSystem Context triple: [Times Square–42nd Street subway station, fareControlSystem, MetroCard]
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A.
fareControl
Indicates that an entity is responsible for monitoring, enforcing, or managing payment of fares for access to a service or facility.
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B.
fareControlLocation
Indicates a location where access to or use of a transportation service is regulated, checked, or controlled for fare payment.
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C.
fareSystem
chosen
Indicates a relationship where a system is used to determine, collect, or manage fares or payments for transportation or similar services.
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D.
hasFaregates
Indicates that an entity is equipped with or contains faregates used to control or validate access, typically for paid entry.
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E.
hasFareControlIntegrationSince
Indicates that a fare control system has been integrated with another system or entity starting from a specific point in time.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a4935c131c8190a5378c6bf101e8cc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49e5b5a308190a62165f9275e2f5f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a56c4b64088190a033462dd923f5b2 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:54 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a49d01b29081908be87e4cd7726ff1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.