Triple
T971020
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Manchester–Preston line |
E20944
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectsCity |
P4245
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Preston |
E24766
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Preston | Statement: [Manchester–Preston line, connectsCity, Preston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Preston Context triple: [Manchester–Preston line, connectsCity, Preston]
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A.
Preston
chosen
Preston is a historic industrial city in Lancashire, England, known for its role in the Industrial Revolution and its status as a major urban center in the North West.
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B.
Bradford
Bradford is a major city in West Yorkshire, Northern England, known for its industrial heritage, diverse population, and role in the wool and textile industries.
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C.
Bolton
Bolton is a large town in North West England known for its industrial heritage, particularly in textile manufacturing, and its location northwest of Manchester.
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D.
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town in north west England, situated on the Wirral Peninsula across the River Mersey from Liverpool, known historically for its shipbuilding and docks.
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E.
Northwich
Northwich is a historic market and industrial town in Cheshire, England, traditionally known for its salt mining and chemical industries.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a493b33d2c81909c52c369d3ca8436 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b44aa6088190a90c44a8f694ec41 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac1cd9705c8190adf1fb72188cc84e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:40 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.