Triple
T21577972
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Transportation in Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
E532448
|
entity |
| Predicate | busNetwork |
P8428
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MBTA bus system |
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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: MBTA bus system | Statement: [Transportation in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, busNetwork, MBTA bus system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA bus system Context triple: [Transportation in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, busNetwork, MBTA bus system]
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A.
MBTA bus network
chosen
The MBTA bus network is the system of public bus routes serving Cambridge and the greater Boston area as part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s regional transit services.
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B.
MBTA
The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is the public transit agency that operates subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry services in the Greater Boston area.
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C.
MBTA
MBTA is a landmark U.S. federal law enacted in 1918 that protects migratory bird species by prohibiting their unauthorized capture, killing, or trade.
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D.
MBTA paratransit service
MBTA paratransit service is a door-to-door, shared-ride transportation program providing accessible transit for people with disabilities who are unable to use standard MBTA buses, subways, or trains.
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E.
MBTA Green Line
The MBTA Green Line is a light rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest subway lines in the United States and serving key neighborhoods, universities, and cultural destinations across the city.
- 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_69e0c4618bec8190bcb0feb74568cbb1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69eeeb59cee08190aae55ad6e2a4e077 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 4:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:31 p.m.