Triple

T716879
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norfolk, Virginia E14333 entity
Predicate borders P224 FINISHED
Object Elizabeth River
The Elizabeth River is a tidal estuary in southeastern Virginia that forms part of the Hampton Roads harbor and serves as a major channel for commercial shipping and naval activity.
E196063 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: Elizabeth River | Statement: [Norfolk, Virginia, borders, Elizabeth River]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elizabeth River
Context triple: [Norfolk, Virginia, borders, Elizabeth River]
  • A. James River
    The James River is a major waterway in Virginia that flows from the Appalachian Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay and has played a central role in the state's history and development.
  • B. Halifax River
    The Halifax River is a brackish lagoon and part of Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway that runs along the Atlantic coast and borders cities such as Daytona Beach.
  • C. Rappahannock River
    The Rappahannock River is a major waterway in eastern Virginia that flows from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay and played a significant role in American colonial history and the Civil War.
  • D. Occoquan River
    The Occoquan River is a tributary of the Potomac River in northern Virginia, known for its role in regional water supply, recreation, and the historic town of Occoquan along its banks.
  • E. Roanoke River
    The Roanoke River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows from the Appalachian region of Virginia into North Carolina, supporting diverse ecosystems and historically significant communities along its course.
  • 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: Elizabeth River
Triple: [Norfolk, Virginia, borders, Elizabeth River]
Generated description
The Elizabeth River is a tidal estuary in southeastern Virginia that forms part of the Hampton Roads harbor and serves as a major channel for commercial shipping and naval activity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elizabeth River
Target entity description: The Elizabeth River is a tidal estuary in southeastern Virginia that forms part of the Hampton Roads harbor and serves as a major channel for commercial shipping and naval activity.
  • A. James River
    The James River is a major waterway in Virginia that flows from the Appalachian Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay and has played a central role in the state's history and development.
  • B. Halifax River
    The Halifax River is a brackish lagoon and part of Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway that runs along the Atlantic coast and borders cities such as Daytona Beach.
  • C. Rappahannock River
    The Rappahannock River is a major waterway in eastern Virginia that flows from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay and played a significant role in American colonial history and the Civil War.
  • D. Occoquan River
    The Occoquan River is a tributary of the Potomac River in northern Virginia, known for its role in regional water supply, recreation, and the historic town of Occoquan along its banks.
  • E. Roanoke River
    The Roanoke River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows from the Appalachian region of Virginia into North Carolina, supporting diverse ecosystems and historically significant communities along its course.
  • 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_69a4934a36e081909e7abef98b898a4e completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a57649dc8190bfdee2f9c0c90415 completed March 1, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ada0ae713c8190aafab334dc1ae1ac completed March 8, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ada1a0510481908ed8c36c9ae9a1a0 completed March 8, 2026, 4:19 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ada26343988190bd067ca97186eb96 completed March 8, 2026, 4:22 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.