Triple

T273834
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Guangzhou E5203 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Canton
Canton is the historical Western name for Guangzhou, a major port city in southern China and the capital of Guangdong province.
 E55203 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: Canton | Statement: [Guangzhou, formerName, Canton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Canton
Context triple: [Guangzhou, formerName, Canton]
  • A. Burlington
    Burlington is a suburban town in Massachusetts known for its proximity to Boston and its mix of residential neighborhoods, office parks, and retail centers.
  • B. Rochester
    Rochester is a major city in western New York State known historically for its role in industry, photography, and social reform movements.
  • C. Providence
    Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island, known for its historic architecture, prominent universities, and role as a cultural and economic center in New England.
  • D. Quincy
    Quincy is a coastal city in eastern Massachusetts known as the "City of Presidents" for being the birthplace of U.S. presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
  • E. Bridgeport
    Bridgeport is a historic, working-class neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side known for its strong ethnic communities and proximity to the city’s major sports venues.
  • 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: Canton
Triple: [Guangzhou, formerName, Canton]
Generated description
Canton is the historical Western name for Guangzhou, a major port city in southern China and the capital of Guangdong province.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Canton
Target entity description: Canton is the historical Western name for Guangzhou, a major port city in southern China and the capital of Guangdong province.
  • A. Burlington
    Burlington is a suburban town in Massachusetts known for its proximity to Boston and its mix of residential neighborhoods, office parks, and retail centers.
  • B. Rochester
    Rochester is a major city in western New York State known historically for its role in industry, photography, and social reform movements.
  • C. Providence
    Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island, known for its historic architecture, prominent universities, and role as a cultural and economic center in New England.
  • D. Quincy
    Quincy is a coastal city in eastern Massachusetts known as the "City of Presidents" for being the birthplace of U.S. presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
  • E. Bridgeport
    Bridgeport is a historic, working-class neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side known for its strong ethnic communities and proximity to the city’s major sports venues.
  • 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_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25dd0a99c819089968a5400c58c5f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4366436008190b883eb9f0bfdb329 completed March 1, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a436e29de08190bd34018c291e915f completed March 1, 2026, 12:53 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4375d01308190aa6e5899bc28495e completed March 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.