Triple
T7831900
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lowell Regional Transit Authority |
E181590
|
entity |
| Predicate | serviceArea |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts |
E35013
|
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: Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts | Statement: [Lowell Regional Transit Authority, serviceArea, Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts Context triple: [Lowell Regional Transit Authority, serviceArea, Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts]
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A.
Merrimack Valley
chosen
Merrimack Valley is a region in northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire centered around the Merrimack River, known for its historic mill cities and industrial heritage.
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B.
North Shore region of Massachusetts
The North Shore region of Massachusetts is a coastal area north of Boston known for its historic seaport towns, beaches, and suburban communities.
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C.
Southwestern Massachusetts
Southwestern Massachusetts is a largely rural, hilly region of the state that includes parts of the Berkshires and small towns like New Marlborough.
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D.
Massachusetts Bay region
The Massachusetts Bay region is a historic coastal area in New England that became a central hub of early English colonization and Puritan settlement in North America.
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E.
Southeastern Massachusetts
Southeastern Massachusetts is a region of the U.S. state of Massachusetts that encompasses communities south and east of Boston, including parts of Plymouth and Bristol counties and serving as a gateway to Cape Cod.
- 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_69ca8284a25c8190a1a20afad30da792 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb0647848081908d74e09f52d0919e |
completed | March 30, 2026, 11:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cbdef32d4c8190a2e5c76d2db6c45f |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:44 p.m.