Triple

T127715
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject English Channel E2585 entity
Predicate hasMajorPort P942 FINISHED
Object Cherbourg
Cherbourg is a major French port city on the Cotentin Peninsula, known for its strategic naval harbor and cross-Channel ferry connections.
 E43987 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: Cherbourg | Statement: [English Channel, hasMajorPort, Cherbourg]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Cherbourg
Context triple: [English Channel, hasMajorPort, Cherbourg]
  • A. Calais
    Calais is a major French port city on the northern coast, serving as one of the primary crossing points between France and England.
  • B. Nantes
    Nantes is a historic port city in western France on the Loire River, known for its maritime heritage, cultural institutions, and vibrant arts scene.
  • C. Reims
    Reims is a historic city in northeastern France known for its Gothic cathedral, role in French coronations, and significance during both World Wars.
  • D. Courseulles-sur-Mer
    Courseulles-sur-Mer is a coastal town in Normandy, France, known for its role in the D-Day landings and its proximity to the historic Allied invasion beaches.
  • E. Normandy
    Normandy is a historic region in northern France, famous for its medieval duchy, its role in the Norman Conquest of England, and as the site of the D-Day landings in World War II.
  • 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: Cherbourg
Triple: [English Channel, hasMajorPort, Cherbourg]
Generated description
Cherbourg is a major French port city on the Cotentin Peninsula, known for its strategic naval harbor and cross-Channel ferry connections.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Cherbourg
Target entity description: Cherbourg is a major French port city on the Cotentin Peninsula, known for its strategic naval harbor and cross-Channel ferry connections.
  • A. Calais
    Calais is a major French port city on the northern coast, serving as one of the primary crossing points between France and England.
  • B. Nantes
    Nantes is a historic port city in western France on the Loire River, known for its maritime heritage, cultural institutions, and vibrant arts scene.
  • C. Reims
    Reims is a historic city in northeastern France known for its Gothic cathedral, role in French coronations, and significance during both World Wars.
  • D. Courseulles-sur-Mer
    Courseulles-sur-Mer is a coastal town in Normandy, France, known for its role in the D-Day landings and its proximity to the historic Allied invasion beaches.
  • E. Normandy
    Normandy is a historic region in northern France, famous for its medieval duchy, its role in the Norman Conquest of England, and as the site of the D-Day landings in World War II.
  • 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_69a2520c0f3481908b0ed054a2fca8d0 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25763ccf8819094e8dffb2ff98480 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:48 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3d7deca2c81908c4e4e13f7929877 completed March 1, 2026, 6:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3d863606481908683f219bfc64d5a completed March 1, 2026, 6:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3d8faf9188190b472a21361ee97a5 completed March 1, 2026, 6:13 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:30 a.m.