Triple

T5391211
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject California High-Speed Rail E120332 entity
Predicate approvalMechanism P43142 FINISHED
Object Proposition 1A (2008)
Proposition 1A (2008) was a California ballot measure that authorized billions in bonds to begin funding the state’s high-speed rail system.
E517619 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: Proposition 1A (2008) | Statement: [California High-Speed Rail, approvalMechanism, Proposition 1A (2008)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proposition 1A (2008)
Context triple: [California High-Speed Rail, approvalMechanism, Proposition 1A (2008)]
  • A. Proposition 11 (2008)
    Proposition 11 (2008) was a California ballot measure that transferred the power to draw state legislative district boundaries from the legislature to an independent citizens’ redistricting commission.
  • B. Proposition 20 (2010)
    Proposition 20 (2010) was a California ballot measure that expanded the authority of the state's independent citizens redistricting commission to include drawing congressional district boundaries.
  • C. Los Angeles County transportation sales tax ordinance known as Measure R
    The Los Angeles County transportation sales tax ordinance known as Measure R is a voter-approved half-cent sales tax measure that funds major public transit expansions, highway improvements, and local transportation projects across the county.
  • D. Measure R
    Measure R is a Los Angeles County half-cent sales tax measure approved by voters in 2008 to fund a wide range of transportation improvements, including rail, bus, highway, and local transit projects.
  • E. California Proposition 64
    California Proposition 64 is the 2016 ballot initiative that legalized recreational cannabis use for adults in California and established a regulated commercial marijuana market.
  • 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: Proposition 1A (2008)
Triple: [California High-Speed Rail, approvalMechanism, Proposition 1A (2008)]
Generated description
Proposition 1A (2008) was a California ballot measure that authorized billions in bonds to begin funding the state’s high-speed rail system.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Proposition 1A (2008)
Target entity description: Proposition 1A (2008) was a California ballot measure that authorized billions in bonds to begin funding the state’s high-speed rail system.
  • A. Proposition 11 (2008)
    Proposition 11 (2008) was a California ballot measure that transferred the power to draw state legislative district boundaries from the legislature to an independent citizens’ redistricting commission.
  • B. Proposition 20 (2010)
    Proposition 20 (2010) was a California ballot measure that expanded the authority of the state's independent citizens redistricting commission to include drawing congressional district boundaries.
  • C. Los Angeles County transportation sales tax ordinance known as Measure R
    The Los Angeles County transportation sales tax ordinance known as Measure R is a voter-approved half-cent sales tax measure that funds major public transit expansions, highway improvements, and local transportation projects across the county.
  • D. Measure R
    Measure R is a Los Angeles County half-cent sales tax measure approved by voters in 2008 to fund a wide range of transportation improvements, including rail, bus, highway, and local transit projects.
  • E. California Proposition 64
    California Proposition 64 is the 2016 ballot initiative that legalized recreational cannabis use for adults in California and established a regulated commercial marijuana market.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: approvalMechanism
Context triple: [California High-Speed Rail, approvalMechanism, Proposition 1A (2008)]
  • A. approvalMethod chosen
    Indicates the method or process by which approval is granted or obtained between entities.
  • B. approvalProcess
    Indicates the sequence of steps, decisions, and authorizations required for something to be formally reviewed and approved.
  • C. approvalStatus
    Indicates the current state of authorization or acceptance granted to an entity or action.
  • D. approvedBy
    Indicates that an action, request, or item has received formal authorization or consent from a specified entity.
  • E. approvedAs
    Indicates that one entity has been officially accepted, authorized, or validated in a particular role, status, or capacity by another entity.
  • 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_69bd46354c648190a38b26f107010a96 completed March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd87185f788190bd5244a1f7dbb5c8 completed March 20, 2026, 5:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf3366a0588190b1e5e48be86471fe completed March 22, 2026, 12:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf36295f608190b2c7d66874741d27 completed March 22, 2026, 12:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf36c7b5988190901a7fb643313c11 completed March 22, 2026, 12:24 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd8463a9c88190bd760378f3026180 completed March 20, 2026, 5:31 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:04 p.m.