Triple
T971044
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Manchester–Preston line |
E20944
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectsRegion |
P845
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Greater Manchester |
E1673
|
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: Greater Manchester | Statement: [Manchester–Preston line, connectsRegion, Greater Manchester]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greater Manchester Context triple: [Manchester–Preston line, connectsRegion, Greater Manchester]
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A.
Greater Manchester
chosen
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England that encompasses the city of Manchester and surrounding towns, forming one of the UK’s largest urban and economic regions.
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B.
Metropolitan Borough of Manchester
The Metropolitan Borough of Manchester is a major metropolitan district in North West England that encompasses the city of Manchester and its surrounding areas, serving as a key economic, cultural, and transport hub.
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C.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Combined Authority is the strategic regional governing body for the Greater Manchester area in England, overseeing devolved powers such as transport, planning, and economic development across its constituent local councils.
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D.
Sheffield City Region
Sheffield City Region is an English metropolitan area and economic region centered on the city of Sheffield, encompassing surrounding towns and districts for coordinated governance and development.
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E.
Manchester urban area
The Manchester urban area is a large, densely populated metropolitan region in North West England centered on the city of Manchester and encompassing numerous surrounding towns and suburbs.
- 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_69ac5992e4a88190b10b98efd24c3616 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.