Triple
T5391221
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | California High-Speed Rail |
E120332
|
entity |
| Predicate | technologyComparableTo |
P62967
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Japanese Shinkansen |
E309780
|
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: Japanese Shinkansen | Statement: [California High-Speed Rail, technologyComparableTo, Japanese Shinkansen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese Shinkansen Context triple: [California High-Speed Rail, technologyComparableTo, Japanese Shinkansen]
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A.
Shinkansen
chosen
Shinkansen is Japan’s high-speed bullet train network, renowned for its punctuality, safety, and advanced rail technology.
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B.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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C.
Sanyo Shinkansen
Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
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D.
Akita Shinkansen
The Akita Shinkansen is a Japanese high-speed "mini-shinkansen" rail line connecting Akita Prefecture with the Tōhoku Shinkansen network, providing fast intercity service to and from Tokyo.
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E.
JR West Shinkansen
JR West Shinkansen is the high-speed bullet train service operated by West Japan Railway Company, connecting major cities across western Japan.
- 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_69bd46354c648190a38b26f107010a96 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd91ac1bf08190a9a575c9822de6cc |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf3a997ad08190acfdd7cc1b396262 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:04 p.m.