Triple
T6201250
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | E Branch |
E138635
|
entity |
| Predicate | system |
P730
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Boston MBTA rapid transit system |
E118535
|
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 MBTA rapid transit system | Statement: [E Branch, system, Boston MBTA rapid transit system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston MBTA rapid transit system Context triple: [E Branch, system, Boston MBTA rapid transit system]
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A.
MBTA Commuter Rail network
The MBTA Commuter Rail network is a regional passenger rail system serving Greater Boston and surrounding communities in Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island.
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B.
Boston subway
chosen
The Boston subway, officially known as the MBTA or "the T," is one of the oldest public transit systems in the United States, serving the Greater Boston area with an extensive network of underground and surface rail lines.
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C.
MBTA rapid transit zone
The MBTA rapid transit zone is the fare and service area designation used by Boston’s subway and light rail system to organize routes, stops, and pricing within the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority network.
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D.
MBTA Green Line
The MBTA Green Line is a light rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest subway lines in the United States and serving key neighborhoods, universities, and cultural destinations across the city.
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E.
MBTA
The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is the public transit agency that operates subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry services in the Greater Boston area.
- 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_69c008acbea48190991c6b834bb45d65 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c062559bcc81908942bb4d25fe8158 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c71a5979208190b3bedb6234181245 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 12:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:20 p.m.