Triple
T11170661
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | PostBus services |
E264264
|
entity |
| Predicate | operator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
PostBus Ltd
PostBus Ltd is a public transport company best known for operating regional and intercity bus services, often under the PostBus brand.
|
E908871
|
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: PostBus Ltd | Statement: [PostBus services, operator, PostBus Ltd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PostBus Ltd Context triple: [PostBus services, operator, PostBus Ltd]
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A.
National Bus Company
The National Bus Company was a large state-owned operator that oversaw most local and regional bus services in England and Wales from the late 1960s until its privatization in the 1980s.
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B.
İETT buses
İETT buses are Istanbul’s municipal public buses, operating an extensive network of urban and inter-district routes across the city.
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C.
Badger Bus
Badger Bus is a regional intercity bus company in Wisconsin that provides scheduled passenger service between major cities such as Milwaukee and Madison.
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D.
First Bus
First Bus is a major UK bus operator providing local and regional public transport services in numerous towns and cities.
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E.
Autobuses del Norte
Autobuses del Norte is a Mexico City Metro station that serves the nearby northern intercity bus terminal, connecting metro passengers with regional and long-distance bus 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: PostBus Ltd Triple: [PostBus services, operator, PostBus Ltd]
Generated description
PostBus Ltd is a public transport company best known for operating regional and intercity bus services, often under the PostBus brand.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PostBus Ltd Target entity description: PostBus Ltd is a public transport company best known for operating regional and intercity bus services, often under the PostBus brand.
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A.
National Bus Company
The National Bus Company was a large state-owned operator that oversaw most local and regional bus services in England and Wales from the late 1960s until its privatization in the 1980s.
-
B.
İETT buses
İETT buses are Istanbul’s municipal public buses, operating an extensive network of urban and inter-district routes across the city.
-
C.
Badger Bus
Badger Bus is a regional intercity bus company in Wisconsin that provides scheduled passenger service between major cities such as Milwaukee and Madison.
-
D.
First Bus
First Bus is a major UK bus operator providing local and regional public transport services in numerous towns and cities.
-
E.
Autobuses del Norte
Autobuses del Norte is a Mexico City Metro station that serves the nearby northern intercity bus terminal, connecting metro passengers with regional and long-distance bus 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_69d6aa9dafac8190bd90d2c74f661aa7 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e8952e248190b0751669e8c960b7 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e463b155a08190b361b38a39d25b1f |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e46c37efec81908aa709587c37569d |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e47292cdd08190b05c4c8b09f4f918 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:29 p.m.