Triple

T16398740
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject British Imperial units E398253 entity
Predicate legallyDefinedIn P62216 FINISHED
Object Weights and Measures Act 1824
The Weights and Measures Act 1824 was a landmark UK law that standardized and consolidated the system of measurement across Britain, forming the legal basis for the Imperial system.
E1209645 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: Weights and Measures Act 1824 | Statement: [British Imperial units, legallyDefinedIn, Weights and Measures Act 1824]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weights and Measures Act 1824
Context triple: [British Imperial units, legallyDefinedIn, Weights and Measures Act 1824]
  • A. Weights and Measures Act
    The Weights and Measures Act is a Canadian federal law that regulates the accuracy and use of measuring devices and standards in trade to ensure fair and reliable commercial transactions.
  • B. Tonnage and Poundage Act 1660
    The Tonnage and Poundage Act 1660 was a Restoration-era English law that granted the Crown long-term customs revenues on imports and exports, helping to stabilize royal finances after the return of Charles II.
  • C. The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures
    The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures is a mural by Ford Madox Brown in Manchester Town Hall depicting a key moment in the city’s civic and commercial history through the standardization of trade measures.
  • D. Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875
    The Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875 was a landmark British law that established standards and regulations to prevent the adulteration of food and medicine and protect consumers’ health.
  • E. Peel’s Act
    Peel’s Act is the landmark 1829 British law that created the modern professional Metropolitan Police force in London under the reforms of Sir Robert Peel.
  • 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: Weights and Measures Act 1824
Triple: [British Imperial units, legallyDefinedIn, Weights and Measures Act 1824]
Generated description
The Weights and Measures Act 1824 was a landmark UK law that standardized and consolidated the system of measurement across Britain, forming the legal basis for the Imperial system.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weights and Measures Act 1824
Target entity description: The Weights and Measures Act 1824 was a landmark UK law that standardized and consolidated the system of measurement across Britain, forming the legal basis for the Imperial system.
  • A. Weights and Measures Act
    The Weights and Measures Act is a Canadian federal law that regulates the accuracy and use of measuring devices and standards in trade to ensure fair and reliable commercial transactions.
  • B. Tonnage and Poundage Act 1660
    The Tonnage and Poundage Act 1660 was a Restoration-era English law that granted the Crown long-term customs revenues on imports and exports, helping to stabilize royal finances after the return of Charles II.
  • C. The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures
    The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures is a mural by Ford Madox Brown in Manchester Town Hall depicting a key moment in the city’s civic and commercial history through the standardization of trade measures.
  • D. Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875
    The Sale of Food and Drugs Act 1875 was a landmark British law that established standards and regulations to prevent the adulteration of food and medicine and protect consumers’ health.
  • E. Peel’s Act
    Peel’s Act is the landmark 1829 British law that created the modern professional Metropolitan Police force in London under the reforms of Sir Robert Peel.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: legallyDefinedIn
Context triple: [British Imperial units, legallyDefinedIn, Weights and Measures Act 1824]
  • A. hasLegalDefinitionIn chosen
    Indicates that something possesses an official legal definition within a specified legal source, system, or jurisdiction.
  • B. legislatedIn
    Indicates that a law, regulation, or formal rule was enacted or passed within a particular legislative body, jurisdiction, or session.
  • C. legalTermIn
    Indicates that a particular legal term or concept is used, defined, or applicable within a specified legal document, jurisdiction, or context.
  • D. legalCodeAppliesTo
    Indicates that a particular legal code or statute is applicable to, or governs, a specified subject, situation, or entity.
  • E. legalAuthorityIn
    Indicates that an entity holds official legal power, jurisdiction, or governing authority within a specified area or domain.
  • 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_69d87f2950248190bc8ad9b9bebdc8c8 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e327cdc62481909de144b09a921e63 completed April 18, 2026, 6:42 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00357838a88190be88c51f454be6eb completed May 10, 2026, 7:36 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0035ea77dc8190bda37dac2710d0e3 completed May 10, 2026, 7:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0036e53f2c81908f04a5e51870040c completed May 10, 2026, 7:42 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e226fe1dd08190865c181721f8c348 completed April 17, 2026, 12:26 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m.