Triple
T1245862
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
E26763
|
entity |
| Predicate | founders |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Baltimore merchants
Baltimore merchants were influential 19th-century traders and business leaders whose commercial interests and capital helped drive Baltimore’s early industrial growth and major infrastructure projects.
|
E142151
|
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: Baltimore merchants | Statement: [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, founders, Baltimore merchants]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baltimore merchants Context triple: [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, founders, Baltimore merchants]
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A.
Fells Point
Fells Point is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore known for its cobblestone streets, 18th- and 19th-century architecture, and vibrant dining and nightlife scene.
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B.
Baltimore
Baltimore is a major independent city and seaport in Maryland, United States, known for its historic harbor, diverse neighborhoods, and significant cultural and economic role in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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C.
Braintree
Braintree is a payment processing company known for providing online and mobile payment solutions for businesses, including support for credit cards, digital wallets, and in-app transactions.
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D.
Braintree
Braintree is a suburban town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, located just south of Boston and known as part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area.
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E.
Baltimore waterfront neighborhoods
Baltimore waterfront neighborhoods are a collection of historic and revitalized communities along the city’s harbor and shoreline, known for their maritime heritage, mixed-use development, and popular dining and entertainment destinations.
- 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: Baltimore merchants Triple: [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, founders, Baltimore merchants]
Generated description
Baltimore merchants were influential 19th-century traders and business leaders whose commercial interests and capital helped drive Baltimore’s early industrial growth and major infrastructure projects.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baltimore merchants Target entity description: Baltimore merchants were influential 19th-century traders and business leaders whose commercial interests and capital helped drive Baltimore’s early industrial growth and major infrastructure projects.
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A.
Fells Point
Fells Point is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore known for its cobblestone streets, 18th- and 19th-century architecture, and vibrant dining and nightlife scene.
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B.
Baltimore
Baltimore is a major independent city and seaport in Maryland, United States, known for its historic harbor, diverse neighborhoods, and significant cultural and economic role in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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C.
Braintree
Braintree is a payment processing company known for providing online and mobile payment solutions for businesses, including support for credit cards, digital wallets, and in-app transactions.
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D.
Braintree
Braintree is a suburban town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, located just south of Boston and known as part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area.
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E.
Baltimore waterfront neighborhoods
Baltimore waterfront neighborhoods are a collection of historic and revitalized communities along the city’s harbor and shoreline, known for their maritime heritage, mixed-use development, and popular dining and entertainment destinations.
- 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_69a4948689d08190b3a4a3f388c02148 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bf65c41c8190b4c65e015d1264c0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8f7da5c48190b013f1578c160d78 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac8ff7ae0c81908ca8ace1f4159383 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac905ce0c48190a8465988161f19ed |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.