Triple
T89972
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MBTA bus network |
E1808
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasComponent |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
MBTA bus route 39
MBTA bus route 39 is a heavily used Boston-area bus line that connects Forest Hills and Back Bay via Jamaica Plain and the Longwood Medical Area, serving as a key replacement for the former Green Line E-branch streetcar service along much of its corridor.
|
E36109
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: MBTA bus route 39 | Statement: [MBTA bus network, hasComponent, MBTA bus route 39]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA bus route 39 Context triple: [MBTA bus network, hasComponent, MBTA bus route 39]
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A.
MBTA bus route 57
MBTA bus route 57 is a key Boston-area bus line that connects downtown Boston with Allston, Brighton, and Watertown, serving as a major transit corridor along Commonwealth Avenue and beyond.
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B.
MBTA bus route 28
MBTA bus route 28 is a major Boston-area bus line that runs along Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street, connecting Mattapan and Roxbury to downtown transit hubs and serving some of the system’s highest-ridership corridors.
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C.
MBTA bus route 111
MBTA bus route 111 is a high-ridership Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus line serving the corridor between downtown Boston and the city of Chelsea.
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D.
MBTA bus route 1
MBTA bus route 1 is a heavily used Boston-area bus line that runs between Harvard Square in Cambridge and Dudley/Nubian Square in Roxbury, serving major corridors like Massachusetts Avenue.
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E.
MBTA bus network
The MBTA bus network is the system of public bus routes serving Cambridge and the greater Boston area as part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s regional transit services.
- 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: MBTA bus route 39 Triple: [MBTA bus network, hasComponent, MBTA bus route 39]
Generated description
MBTA bus route 39 is a heavily used Boston-area bus line that connects Forest Hills and Back Bay via Jamaica Plain and the Longwood Medical Area, serving as a key replacement for the former Green Line E-branch streetcar service along much of its corridor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA bus route 39 Target entity description: MBTA bus route 39 is a heavily used Boston-area bus line that connects Forest Hills and Back Bay via Jamaica Plain and the Longwood Medical Area, serving as a key replacement for the former Green Line E-branch streetcar service along much of its corridor.
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A.
MBTA bus route 57
MBTA bus route 57 is a key Boston-area bus line that connects downtown Boston with Allston, Brighton, and Watertown, serving as a major transit corridor along Commonwealth Avenue and beyond.
-
B.
MBTA bus route 28
MBTA bus route 28 is a major Boston-area bus line that runs along Blue Hill Avenue and Warren Street, connecting Mattapan and Roxbury to downtown transit hubs and serving some of the system’s highest-ridership corridors.
-
C.
MBTA bus route 111
MBTA bus route 111 is a high-ridership Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus line serving the corridor between downtown Boston and the city of Chelsea.
-
D.
MBTA bus route 1
MBTA bus route 1 is a heavily used Boston-area bus line that runs between Harvard Square in Cambridge and Dudley/Nubian Square in Roxbury, serving major corridors like Massachusetts Avenue.
-
E.
MBTA bus network
The MBTA bus network is the system of public bus routes serving Cambridge and the greater Boston area as part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s regional transit services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a24d1a97dc819094e6c021fe9b05a7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a383e3575c8190932dcdc25503d06e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3949ab3e08190ac62002644f514c0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a395084bf48190acbff2afc1c9a76a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3955a4a388190ba06878daea4c9fe |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:07 a.m.