Triple

T101553
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nigeria E2050 entity
Predicate largestCity P235 FINISHED
Object Lagos
Lagos is a major coastal megacity in southwestern Nigeria, known as the country’s economic hub and one of Africa’s most populous and vibrant urban centers.
E10118 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: Lagos | Statement: [Nigeria, largestCity, Lagos]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lagos
Context triple: [Nigeria, largestCity, Lagos]
  • A. Abuja
    Abuja is a planned city in central Nigeria that serves as the country’s political and administrative center.
  • B. Nairobi
    Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, serving as a major political, economic, and cultural hub in East Africa.
  • C. Nigeria
    Nigeria is a populous West African country known for its diverse ethnic groups, rich cultural heritage, and status as Africa’s largest economy and oil producer.
  • D. Cairo
    Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, a historic metropolis on the Nile renowned for its rich Islamic heritage and proximity to the ancient pyramids.
  • E. Pretoria, South Africa
    Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
  • 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: Lagos
Triple: [Nigeria, largestCity, Lagos]
Generated description
Lagos is a major coastal megacity in southwestern Nigeria, known as the country’s economic hub and one of Africa’s most populous and vibrant urban centers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lagos
Target entity description: Lagos is a major coastal megacity in southwestern Nigeria, known as the country’s economic hub and one of Africa’s most populous and vibrant urban centers.
  • A. Abuja
    Abuja is a planned city in central Nigeria that serves as the country’s political and administrative center.
  • B. Nairobi
    Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, serving as a major political, economic, and cultural hub in East Africa.
  • C. Nigeria
    Nigeria is a populous West African country known for its diverse ethnic groups, rich cultural heritage, and status as Africa’s largest economy and oil producer.
  • D. Cairo
    Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, a historic metropolis on the Nile renowned for its rich Islamic heritage and proximity to the ancient pyramids.
  • E. Pretoria, South Africa
    Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
  • 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_69a24e0a5b7c81908d52da08c60dabc4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a256a8b6d0819083838a9708759407 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a26c1e3b688190ab90ecf5f2d55e50 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a26e73039481908237b43ed0d7e5b7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 4:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2748594b0819092da9977b209b5fd completed Feb. 28, 2026, 4:52 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.