Triple
T13111976
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Broad River (South Carolina) |
E310993
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasDam |
P8736
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Columbia Canal and Dam
The Columbia Canal and Dam is a historic 19th-century waterworks and hydroelectric structure in Columbia, South Carolina, that diverts and harnesses the Broad River for power and navigation.
|
E1021794
|
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: Columbia Canal and Dam | Statement: [Broad River (South Carolina), hasDam, Columbia Canal and Dam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columbia Canal and Dam Context triple: [Broad River (South Carolina), hasDam, Columbia Canal and Dam]
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A.
Kinda Canal
Kinda Canal is a historic Swedish waterway in Östergötland that connects a series of lakes and rivers, serving both recreational boating and tourism.
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B.
Saint Marys Falls Canal
Saint Marys Falls Canal is a key shipping canal at Sault Ste. Marie that enables vessels to bypass the rapids of the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
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C.
Barkley Canal
Barkley Canal is a man-made waterway in western Kentucky that links Kentucky Lake with Lake Barkley, enabling navigation between the two reservoirs.
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D.
Blackstone Canal
The Blackstone Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in the northeastern United States that played a key role in early industrial transportation and the development of mill towns in the Blackstone Valley.
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E.
The Stone Canal
The Stone Canal is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores artificial intelligence, political ideology, and posthuman society across intertwined timelines.
- 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: Columbia Canal and Dam Triple: [Broad River (South Carolina), hasDam, Columbia Canal and Dam]
Generated description
The Columbia Canal and Dam is a historic 19th-century waterworks and hydroelectric structure in Columbia, South Carolina, that diverts and harnesses the Broad River for power and navigation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columbia Canal and Dam Target entity description: The Columbia Canal and Dam is a historic 19th-century waterworks and hydroelectric structure in Columbia, South Carolina, that diverts and harnesses the Broad River for power and navigation.
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A.
Kinda Canal
Kinda Canal is a historic Swedish waterway in Östergötland that connects a series of lakes and rivers, serving both recreational boating and tourism.
-
B.
Saint Marys Falls Canal
Saint Marys Falls Canal is a key shipping canal at Sault Ste. Marie that enables vessels to bypass the rapids of the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
-
C.
Barkley Canal
Barkley Canal is a man-made waterway in western Kentucky that links Kentucky Lake with Lake Barkley, enabling navigation between the two reservoirs.
-
D.
Blackstone Canal
The Blackstone Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in the northeastern United States that played a key role in early industrial transportation and the development of mill towns in the Blackstone Valley.
-
E.
The Stone Canal
The Stone Canal is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that explores artificial intelligence, political ideology, and posthuman society across intertwined timelines.
- 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_69d806a872d08190a329806f8ff30df4 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9817f8ee8819084078b4bec5e4f18 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6e27f5c4481909bc323c9d0c83dc9 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6e32bf5508190b4dc58971f8f64d0 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6e40a13c8819084daf9b77b46a181 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:58 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:05 p.m.