Triple
T9382885
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Preston, Ontario |
E225828
|
entity |
| Predicate | region |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Waterloo County (historical) |
E784662
|
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: Waterloo County (historical) | Statement: [Preston, Ontario, region, Waterloo County (historical)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterloo County (historical) Context triple: [Preston, Ontario, region, Waterloo County (historical)]
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A.
Waterloo County
chosen
Waterloo County was a historic regional municipality in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that encompassed communities such as Berlin (now Kitchener) and served as an important agricultural and industrial hub before being replaced by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
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B.
Haldimand County
Haldimand County is a rural single-tier municipality in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located along the north shore of Lake Erie.
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C.
Wellington County, Ontario
Wellington County, Ontario is a predominantly rural upper-tier municipality in southwestern Ontario, Canada, known for its agricultural communities, small towns, and proximity to the city of Guelph.
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D.
Grey County
Grey County is a rural region in southwestern Ontario, Canada, known for its scenic landscapes along the Niagara Escarpment, outdoor recreation, and small communities.
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E.
Lennox and Addington County
Lennox and Addington County is a predominantly rural county in southeastern Ontario, Canada, known for its historic towns, agricultural lands, and scenic waterfront along Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte.
- 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_69ca842e9dcc8190a264119e683cfe04 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd50c11d648190b03cedbce0b72c60 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d100ddec0c8190854fb5db36e840db |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:44 p.m.