Triple
T20251896
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Preston Branch |
E498576
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectsTo |
P845
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Lancaster Canal main line |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Lancaster Canal main line | Statement: [Preston Branch, connectsTo, Lancaster Canal main line]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lancaster Canal main line Context triple: [Preston Branch, connectsTo, Lancaster Canal main line]
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A.
Lancaster Canal
chosen
Lancaster Canal is a historic English waterway in North West England, renowned for its lock-free main line and scenic rural route that supported regional trade during the Industrial Revolution.
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B.
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal is a historic English canal, often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain, which played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution by linking coal mines to the growing city of Manchester.
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C.
Pembroke Canal
Pembroke Canal is a waterway in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda, historically used to improve local transportation and drainage within the parish.
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D.
Chesterfield Canal
The Chesterfield Canal is a historic English waterway running through Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and South Yorkshire, known for its restored locks, rural scenery, and role in the region’s industrial heritage.
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E.
Loughborough Canal
Loughborough Canal is a waterway serving the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England, forming part of the region’s historic canal network for transport and leisure boating.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69da6274c58c81909c646eabed6f4f30 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e673a8b8488190b344df7a65f59684 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:42 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:41 p.m.