Triple
T8994853
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Methuen, Massachusetts |
E214878
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedOn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Merrimack River |
E5456
|
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 River | Statement: [Methuen, Massachusetts, locatedOn, Merrimack River]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merrimack River Context triple: [Methuen, Massachusetts, locatedOn, Merrimack River]
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A.
Merrimack River
chosen
The Merrimack River is a major New England waterway that flows through New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts, historically important for powering textile mills and shaping the industrial development of the region.
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B.
Concord River
The Concord River is a historically significant river in eastern Massachusetts, known for its role in early American history and its scenic, meandering course through the town of Concord.
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C.
Neponset River
The Neponset River is a historically significant waterway in eastern Massachusetts that flows from Foxborough to Boston Harbor, forming part of the boundary between Boston and several neighboring communities.
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D.
Sudbury River
The Sudbury River is a scenic river in eastern Massachusetts known for its wetlands, wildlife habitat, and role in the historic Concord and Sudbury river system.
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E.
Nashua River
The Nashua River is a New England waterway flowing through Massachusetts and New Hampshire, historically significant for both severe industrial pollution and subsequent environmental restoration efforts.
- 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_69ca83a05c608190bdfdbdb25e994b39 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc68ddff288190869731df2c178ff6 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0f32101e08190888a1f44c2224e1e |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:04 p.m.