Triple
T1608493
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Eastern Massachusetts |
E34561
|
entity |
| Predicate | contains |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Merrimack Valley |
E35013
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Merrimack Valley | Statement: [Eastern Massachusetts, contains, Merrimack Valley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merrimack Valley Context triple: [Eastern Massachusetts, contains, Merrimack Valley]
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A.
Merrimack Valley
chosen
Merrimack Valley is a region in northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire centered around the Merrimack River, known for its historic mill cities and industrial heritage.
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B.
Blackstone Valley
Blackstone Valley is a historic industrial region in central Massachusetts known as the birthplace of America’s Industrial Revolution along the Blackstone River.
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C.
Upper Valley
The Upper Valley is a bi-state region along the Connecticut River in New Hampshire and Vermont, known for its college-town communities, rural landscapes, and cultural and economic hub centered around Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
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D.
Pioneer Valley
Pioneer Valley is a region in western Massachusetts centered on the Connecticut River, known for its college towns, rural landscapes, and cultural and historical significance.
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E.
Metrowest (Massachusetts)
Metrowest (Massachusetts) is a suburban region west of Boston known for its affluent communities, technology and biotech industries, and role as a major residential and commercial corridor along the Mass Pike and I-495.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a885fea6a481909fe83ba6441f1774 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9096e45408190b99e51df5b4a1cee |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:41 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad79813b2c819093bf3833db398f22 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.