Triple
T4956573
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sherborn, Massachusetts |
E111294
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOfMetropolitanArea |
P294
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Boston metropolitan area |
E54
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Boston metropolitan area | Statement: [Sherborn, Massachusetts, partOfMetropolitanArea, Boston metropolitan area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston metropolitan area Context triple: [Sherborn, Massachusetts, partOfMetropolitanArea, Boston metropolitan area]
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A.
Greater Boston
chosen
Greater Boston is the metropolitan region centered on the city of Boston, Massachusetts, encompassing numerous surrounding cities and towns and serving as a major hub for education, technology, and culture in New England.
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B.
Portland metropolitan area
The Portland metropolitan area is a major urban region in the Pacific Northwest of the United States centered on the city of Portland and spanning multiple counties in Oregon and Washington.
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C.
Portland metropolitan area
The Portland metropolitan area is the region centered around Portland, Maine, encompassing surrounding cities and towns in southern Maine as a unified economic and population hub.
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D.
Philadelphia metropolitan area
The Philadelphia metropolitan area is a major U.S. urban region centered on the city of Philadelphia, encompassing its surrounding suburbs and economic, cultural, and educational hubs.
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E.
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts is a historic New England city and the capital of Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in the American Revolution, prestigious universities, and cultural and economic influence.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69bd4418390c8190b7e9766a2512ce55 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd71d6ba9c8190932f8d81240c3f56 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be89f639c081908658c1a228081dd9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:32 p.m.