Triple

T1276426
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Akron E27222 entity
Predicate transportCanal P5565 FINISHED
Object Ohio and Erie Canal
The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.
E145872 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: Ohio and Erie Canal | Statement: [Akron, transportCanal, Ohio and Erie Canal]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ohio and Erie Canal
Context triple: [Akron, transportCanal, Ohio and Erie Canal]
  • A. Erie Canal
    The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.
  • B. Cayuga–Seneca Canal
    The Cayuga–Seneca Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that links Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, facilitating regional transportation and recreation.
  • C. Delaware and Hudson Canal
    The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
  • D. Oswego Canal
    The Oswego Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
  • E. Champlain Canal
    The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
  • 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: Ohio and Erie Canal
Triple: [Akron, transportCanal, Ohio and Erie Canal]
Generated description
The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ohio and Erie Canal
Target entity description: The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.
  • A. Erie Canal
    The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.
  • B. Cayuga–Seneca Canal
    The Cayuga–Seneca Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that links Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, facilitating regional transportation and recreation.
  • C. Delaware and Hudson Canal
    The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
  • D. Oswego Canal
    The Oswego Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
  • E. Champlain Canal
    The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: transportCanal
Context triple: [Akron, transportCanal, Ohio and Erie Canal]
  • A. waterTransport
    Indicates the movement or conveyance of something from one place to another via water-based means such as rivers, seas, or other aquatic routes.
  • B. transportsWaterTo
    Indicates that one entity carries or conveys water from its location or source to another entity or destination.
  • C. waterwayServed chosen
    Indicates that a place, facility, or infrastructure is served by, connected to, or functionally supported by a particular waterway.
  • D. waterwayJunction
    Indicates a point where two or more waterways meet, intersect, or branch from one another.
  • E. waterwayClass
    Indicates the classification or type of a waterway based on its navigational, functional, or physical characteristics.
  • 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_69a496d3710c8190955dee8bc0dacb50 completed March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c31602b8819087a57e8d390cae7a completed March 1, 2026, 10:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69aca2f6c8a08190ac6b1f477388adbb completed March 7, 2026, 10:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69aca38229108190b8cc2e0ef5bc8667 completed March 7, 2026, 10:15 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69aca40068f08190a49f9cbb5c78b471 completed March 7, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4bee0be808190a8ccac6a41851fdd completed March 1, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.