Triple

T1245892
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Baltimore and Ohio Railroad E26763 entity
Predicate historicalLocomotive P12267 FINISHED
Object Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb was an early experimental American steam locomotive built in 1830 that demonstrated the viability of steam power for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
E142154 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Tom Thumb | Statement: [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, historicalLocomotive, Tom Thumb]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Thumb
Context triple: [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, historicalLocomotive, Tom Thumb]
  • A. The Grouch
    The Grouch is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day, featured on their 1997 album "Nimrod."
  • B. Plump Jack
    Plump Jack is an opera by American composer Gordon Getty, based on the character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare’s history plays.
  • C. Boo Hoo the Bear
    Boo Hoo the Bear is the costumed mascot representing Queen's University at Kingston, symbolizing school spirit and supporting the university’s athletic teams and events.
  • D. Geronimi
    Geronimi is an Italian-origin surname most notably associated with Clyde Geronimi, a prominent animator and director for Walt Disney Studios.
  • E. Peter Cottontale
    Peter Cottontale is a Chicago-based music producer and musician best known for his work with Chance the Rapper and contributions to contemporary gospel-influenced hip hop and R&B.
  • 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: Tom Thumb
Triple: [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, historicalLocomotive, Tom Thumb]
Generated description
Tom Thumb was an early experimental American steam locomotive built in 1830 that demonstrated the viability of steam power for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Thumb
Target entity description: Tom Thumb was an early experimental American steam locomotive built in 1830 that demonstrated the viability of steam power for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  • A. The Grouch
    The Grouch is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day, featured on their 1997 album "Nimrod."
  • B. Plump Jack
    Plump Jack is an opera by American composer Gordon Getty, based on the character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare’s history plays.
  • C. Boo Hoo the Bear
    Boo Hoo the Bear is the costumed mascot representing Queen's University at Kingston, symbolizing school spirit and supporting the university’s athletic teams and events.
  • D. Geronimi
    Geronimi is an Italian-origin surname most notably associated with Clyde Geronimi, a prominent animator and director for Walt Disney Studios.
  • E. Peter Cottontale
    Peter Cottontale is a Chicago-based music producer and musician best known for his work with Chance the Rapper and contributions to contemporary gospel-influenced hip hop and R&B.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: historicalLocomotive
Context triple: [Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, historicalLocomotive, Tom Thumb]
  • A. locomotiveWorks
    Indicates a relationship where an entity is a facility or company that builds, repairs, or maintains locomotives.
  • B. hasLocomotive chosen
    Indicates that one entity possesses or is equipped with a locomotive as part of its composition or operation.
  • C. operatedLocomotiveWorksAt
    Indicates that an entity operated a locomotive works facility at a specific location.
  • D. hasRailroadHistoryWith
    Indicates a historical relationship or connection between entities involving railroads, such as shared development, operation, or significant events in railway history.
  • E. operatedCarriageWorksAt
    Indicates that a person or organization managed and ran the operations of a carriage works at a particular location or during a specific period.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4bb696a38819095845c84f0241287 completed March 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.