Triple
T646058
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boston and Maine Railroad |
E11243
|
entity |
| Predicate | servedCity |
P3936
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mechanicville, New York
Mechanicville, New York is a small city in Saratoga County historically known as a key railroad and industrial hub in upstate New York.
|
E97697
|
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: Mechanicville, New York | Statement: [Boston and Maine Railroad, servedCity, Mechanicville, New York]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mechanicville, New York Context triple: [Boston and Maine Railroad, servedCity, Mechanicville, New York]
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A.
Getzville, New York
Getzville, New York is a hamlet in the town of Amherst in Erie County, known as a suburban community within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
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B.
Smithtown, New York
Smithtown, New York is a suburban town on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, known for its residential communities, schools, and local parks.
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C.
Pendleton, New York
Pendleton, New York is a small suburban-rural town in Niagara County in Western New York, situated northeast of Buffalo.
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D.
Pawling
Pawling is a small town and village in southeastern New York State known for its rural character, historic charm, and location within Dutchess County.
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E.
Auburn, New York
Auburn, New York is a small city in central New York State historically known as a 19th-century publishing center and the site of Auburn Prison.
- 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: Mechanicville, New York Triple: [Boston and Maine Railroad, servedCity, Mechanicville, New York]
Generated description
Mechanicville, New York is a small city in Saratoga County historically known as a key railroad and industrial hub in upstate New York.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mechanicville, New York Target entity description: Mechanicville, New York is a small city in Saratoga County historically known as a key railroad and industrial hub in upstate New York.
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A.
Getzville, New York
Getzville, New York is a hamlet in the town of Amherst in Erie County, known as a suburban community within the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
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B.
Smithtown, New York
Smithtown, New York is a suburban town on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, known for its residential communities, schools, and local parks.
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C.
Pendleton, New York
Pendleton, New York is a small suburban-rural town in Niagara County in Western New York, situated northeast of Buffalo.
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D.
Pawling
Pawling is a small town and village in southeastern New York State known for its rural character, historic charm, and location within Dutchess County.
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E.
Auburn, New York
Auburn, New York is a small city in central New York State historically known as a 19th-century publishing center and the site of Auburn Prison.
- 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_69a493266a2881909daf4c40f719dee8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49f1b24b08190897d8aedb877bd83 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a76d6cdc9c81909eb3240c00fa530d |
completed | March 3, 2026, 11:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a78e55468c8190abf96f0c0d5b3450 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 1:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a78eb80f6081908257889efaff6d33 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.