NST
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NST is the standard time abbreviation for the Newfoundland Time Zone, which is uniquely offset by 3.5 hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−3:30).
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T458628 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NST Context triple: [Newfoundland Time Zone, abbreviationStandard, NST]
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A.
NI
NI is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for the German federal state of Lower Saxony.
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B.
NR
NR is the standard abbreviation for National Rail, the collective network of passenger railway services in Great Britain.
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C.
TN
TN is a UK postcode area covering Tunbridge Wells and surrounding parts of Kent and East Sussex.
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D.
NV
NV is the official two-letter United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state of Nevada.
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E.
Nut
Nut is the ancient Egyptian sky goddess, often depicted arching over the earth and associated with the heavens, stars, and the cyclical rebirth of the sun.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NST Target entity description: NST is the standard time abbreviation for the Newfoundland Time Zone, which is uniquely offset by 3.5 hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−3:30).
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A.
NI
NI is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for the German federal state of Lower Saxony.
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B.
NR
NR is the standard abbreviation for National Rail, the collective network of passenger railway services in Great Britain.
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C.
TN
TN is a UK postcode area covering Tunbridge Wells and surrounding parts of Kent and East Sussex.
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D.
NV
NV is the official two-letter United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state of Nevada.
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E.
Nut
Nut is the ancient Egyptian sky goddess, often depicted arching over the earth and associated with the heavens, stars, and the cyclical rebirth of the sun.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
standard time
ⓘ
time zone abbreviation ⓘ |
| appliesDuring | winter months (non-daylight-saving period) ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| daylightSavingAbbreviation | NDT ⓘ |
| daylightSavingName |
Newfoundland Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland Daylight Time
|
| formatExample | 2024-01-15 10:00 NST ⓘ |
| hasDaylightSavingCounterpart |
NST
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
NDT
|
| IANAZoneExample | America/St_Johns ⓘ |
| isEastOf |
Atlantic Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Standard Time
|
| isHalfHourTimeZone | true ⓘ |
| isNorthAmericanTimeZone | true ⓘ |
| isOfficialTime | true ⓘ |
| isStandardTimeFor |
Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland and Labrador (most of the island of Newfoundland)
|
| isUniqueTo |
eastern Newfoundland
ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador region
|
| isUsedIn |
St. John’s
ⓘ
surface form:
city of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
|
| isWestOf |
Greenwich Mean Time
ⓘ
Coordinated Universal Time ⓘ
surface form:
UTC
|
| observedIn |
island of Newfoundland
ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
surface form:
province of Newfoundland and Labrador
|
| offsetHours | −3.5 ⓘ |
| relativeToAST | 30 minutes ahead of Atlantic Standard Time ⓘ |
| relativeToUTC | 3 hours 30 minutes behind Coordinated Universal Time ⓘ |
| standsFor |
Newfoundland Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland Standard Time
|
| timeRegion | Atlantic Canada ⓘ |
| timeZoneName | Newfoundland Time Zone ⓘ |
| usedBy |
businesses in Newfoundland
ⓘ
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
surface form:
local government of Newfoundland and Labrador
media in Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| usesHalfHourOffset | true ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | UTC−03:30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: NST Description of subject: NST is the standard time abbreviation for the Newfoundland Time Zone, which is uniquely offset by 3.5 hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−3:30).
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NDT