Triple

T300843
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Old Northwest E6194 entity
Predicate legalFrameworkDefinedBy P125 FINISHED
Object Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
E38719 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: Northwest Ordinance | Statement: [Old Northwest, legalFrameworkDefinedBy, Northwest Ordinance]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwest Ordinance
Context triple: [Old Northwest, legalFrameworkDefinedBy, Northwest Ordinance]
  • A. Residence Act
    The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
  • B. Articles of Confederation
    The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
  • C. United States Constitution
    The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
  • D. District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801
    The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 was a U.S. federal law that formally organized the District of Columbia under direct congressional control, removing it from the jurisdiction of Maryland and Virginia and establishing its unique federal status.
  • E. Bill of Rights
    The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee fundamental civil liberties and protections for individuals against government power.
  • 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: Northwest Ordinance
Triple: [Old Northwest, legalFrameworkDefinedBy, Northwest Ordinance]
Generated description
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwest Ordinance
Target entity description: The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
  • A. Residence Act
    The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
  • B. Articles of Confederation
    The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
  • C. United States Constitution
    The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
  • D. District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801
    The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 was a U.S. federal law that formally organized the District of Columbia under direct congressional control, removing it from the jurisdiction of Maryland and Virginia and establishing its unique federal status.
  • E. Bill of Rights
    The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee fundamental civil liberties and protections for individuals against government power.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: legalFrameworkDefinedBy
Context triple: [Old Northwest, legalFrameworkDefinedBy, Northwest Ordinance]
  • A. legalBasis chosen
    Indicates the legal rule, authority, or justification under which an action, decision, or status is established or carried out.
  • B. legalDoctrine
    Indicates that one legal principle, rule, or theory is being applied, referenced, or relied upon as an authoritative basis for interpreting or deciding a legal issue.
  • C. legalConcept
    Indicates a relationship where something is classified or treated as a concept defined and governed by law or legal theory.
  • D. legalRequirement
    Indicates that one entity is obligated by law to perform, provide, or comply with something in relation to another entity or situation.
  • E. legalForm
    Indicates the specific legal structure or organizational type under which an entity is formally constituted and recognized by law.
  • 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_69a2e79114b081909490b3bf5a5dbb51 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ea2fba548190a5aeb1597dca96bd completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3aba2b38c8190b841014b24e14822 completed March 1, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3ac0b64308190956008df6d428a09 completed March 1, 2026, 3:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3ac5db93c81908b34faab2b1263c6 completed March 1, 2026, 3:02 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2e93aff048190a633c8ae2b76a41f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.