Triple
T628388
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Downtown Crossing |
E15869
|
entity |
| Predicate | urbanArea |
P12103
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Greater Boston |
E54
|
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: Greater Boston | Statement: [Downtown Crossing, urbanArea, Greater Boston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greater Boston Context triple: [Downtown Crossing, urbanArea, Greater Boston]
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A.
Greater Boston
chosen
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.
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B.
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts is a historic New England city and the capital of Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in the American Revolution, prestigious universities, and cultural and economic influence.
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C.
Merrimack Valley
Merrimack Valley is a region in northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire centered around the Merrimack River, known for its historic mill cities and industrial heritage.
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D.
Medford, Massachusetts
Medford, Massachusetts is a historic city just northwest of Boston, known for being the home of Tufts University and for its role in early American colonial and industrial history.
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E.
Northeast megalopolis
The Northeast megalopolis is a densely populated urban corridor in the northeastern United States stretching roughly from Boston to Washington, D.C., encompassing major cities and their surrounding metropolitan areas.
- 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: urbanArea Context triple: [Downtown Crossing, urbanArea, Greater Boston]
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A.
urbanAreaType
Indicates the classification of an area based on its urban characteristics or development type (e.g., city, town, suburb, metropolitan region).
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B.
withinUrbanArea
chosen
Indicates that one entity is located inside the spatial boundaries of an urban area associated with another entity.
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C.
containsUrbanArea
Indicates that a geographic region fully or partially encompasses an urbanized area within its boundaries.
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D.
macroArea
Indicates a broad geographic or regional grouping within which an entity (such as a language or location) is situated.
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E.
city2
Indicates a relationship where one entity is identified as a city associated with, located in, or otherwise linked to another entity.
- 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_69a57b53ea008190be1a797f8d1d6c60 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:58 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a49d01b29081908be87e4cd7726ff1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.