MA 140
E435549
MA 140 is a state highway in Massachusetts that runs generally north–south, connecting several cities and towns between New Bedford and Winchendon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MA 140 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4399816 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MA 140 Context triple: [Massachusetts Route 140, abbreviation, MA 140]
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A.
MA 129
MA 129 is a state highway in Massachusetts that runs east–west through several communities north of Boston, connecting inland towns to the Atlantic coast.
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B.
MA 16
MA 16 is a state highway designation for a major east–west route in Massachusetts that passes through several cities and suburbs near Boston.
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C.
MA 2
MA 2 is a major east–west state highway in Massachusetts that connects the Boston area with the north-central and western parts of the state.
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D.
Mathematics
"Mathematics" is a politically charged hip-hop track by Mos Def that critiques social injustice, systemic inequality, and the statistical realities of urban life.
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E.
MA 3
MA 3 is a state highway in Massachusetts that runs generally north–south, connecting the Boston area to the South Shore and Cape Cod.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MA 140 Target entity description: MA 140 is a state highway in Massachusetts that runs generally north–south, connecting several cities and towns between New Bedford and Winchendon.
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A.
MA 129
MA 129 is a state highway in Massachusetts that runs east–west through several communities north of Boston, connecting inland towns to the Atlantic coast.
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B.
MA 16
MA 16 is a state highway designation for a major east–west route in Massachusetts that passes through several cities and suburbs near Boston.
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C.
MA 2
MA 2 is a major east–west state highway in Massachusetts that connects the Boston area with the north-central and western parts of the state.
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D.
Mathematics
"Mathematics" is a politically charged hip-hop track by Mos Def that critiques social injustice, systemic inequality, and the statistical realities of urban life.
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E.
MA 3
MA 3 is a state highway in Massachusetts that runs generally north–south, connecting the Boston area to the South Shore and Cape Cod.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
numbered route
ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ state highway ⓘ |
| connectsCity | New Bedford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Central Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Coast of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTown | Winchendon, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| generalDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Interstate 195
NERFINISHED
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Interstate 495 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ Route 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | 140 ⓘ |
| highwayType | Massachusetts state route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bristol County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worcester County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| northernTerminus | Winchendon, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Massachusetts state highway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bellingham, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boylston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Foxborough, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Gardner, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Grafton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Mansfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Milford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ New Bedford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Princeton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrewsbury, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Taunton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Upton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ West Boylston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Winchendon, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrentham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadFunction |
arterial highway
ⓘ
regional connector ⓘ |
| routeOrientation | generally north–south ⓘ |
| southernTerminus | New Bedford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| surfaceType | paved road ⓘ |
| usedFor |
automobile traffic
ⓘ
commercial transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MA 140 Description of subject: MA 140 is a state highway in Massachusetts that runs generally north–south, connecting several cities and towns between New Bedford and Winchendon.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.