Triple
T16398741
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Imperial units |
E398253
|
entity |
| Predicate | legallyDefinedIn |
P62216
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Weights and Measures Act 1878
The Weights and Measures Act 1878 was a key piece of UK legislation that standardized and regulated the system of measurement across Britain, establishing uniform legal definitions and enforcement for units of weight and measure.
|
E1211618
|
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: Weights and Measures Act 1878 | Statement: [British Imperial units, legallyDefinedIn, Weights and Measures Act 1878]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weights and Measures Act 1878 Context triple: [British Imperial units, legallyDefinedIn, Weights and Measures Act 1878]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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 1878 Triple: [British Imperial units, legallyDefinedIn, Weights and Measures Act 1878]
Generated description
The Weights and Measures Act 1878 was a key piece of UK legislation that standardized and regulated the system of measurement across Britain, establishing uniform legal definitions and enforcement for units of weight and measure.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weights and Measures Act 1878 Target entity description: The Weights and Measures Act 1878 was a key piece of UK legislation that standardized and regulated the system of measurement across Britain, establishing uniform legal definitions and enforcement for units of weight and measure.
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A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
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.
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.
-
E.
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.
- 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_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_6a003c5bcc7c81909dc1d3a9a1b7f50a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a003dd7e9d481908822da391112eb39 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a003eb6aa748190b0c8866af405794a |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:15 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m.