Triple
T3019246
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grand Union Canal |
E82412
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Grand Junction Canal
The Grand Junction Canal was a major English waterway linking London with the Midlands, later incorporated into the Grand Union Canal network.
|
E319734
|
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: Grand Junction Canal | Statement: [Grand Union Canal, formedByMergerOf, Grand Junction Canal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Junction Canal Context triple: [Grand Union Canal, formedByMergerOf, Grand Junction Canal]
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A.
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal is a major English waterway that links London to Birmingham, forming the longest canal in the UK and serving both leisure boating and historical industrial transport.
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B.
Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal is a historic English waterway in the East Midlands that once linked the town of Grantham to the national canal network, primarily serving 18th- and 19th-century trade and now valued for leisure and wildlife.
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C.
Thames and Severn Canal
The Thames and Severn Canal is a historic English waterway that once linked the River Thames to the River Severn across the Cotswolds, playing a key role in regional trade during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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D.
Lancaster Canal
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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E.
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.
- 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: Grand Junction Canal Triple: [Grand Union Canal, formedByMergerOf, Grand Junction Canal]
Generated description
The Grand Junction Canal was a major English waterway linking London with the Midlands, later incorporated into the Grand Union Canal network.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Junction Canal Target entity description: The Grand Junction Canal was a major English waterway linking London with the Midlands, later incorporated into the Grand Union Canal network.
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A.
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal is a major English waterway that links London to Birmingham, forming the longest canal in the UK and serving both leisure boating and historical industrial transport.
-
B.
Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal is a historic English waterway in the East Midlands that once linked the town of Grantham to the national canal network, primarily serving 18th- and 19th-century trade and now valued for leisure and wildlife.
-
C.
Thames and Severn Canal
The Thames and Severn Canal is a historic English waterway that once linked the River Thames to the River Severn across the Cotswolds, playing a key role in regional trade during the 18th and 19th centuries.
-
D.
Lancaster Canal
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.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69ad8b1fb34081908c1b873e2b7273e1 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9a927b608190ba1392498507b237 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b12e71a9c08190848ecb3bcab18bb5 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b132319fd481908426670f319f56c5 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1d6729f848190a275638f074c1729 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3 p.m.