Triple

T11715934
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mthatha River E278497 entity
Predicate tributaryOf P415 FINISHED
Object Indian Ocean E8285 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Indian Ocean | Statement: [Mthatha River, tributaryOf, Indian Ocean]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Indian Ocean
Context triple: [Mthatha River, tributaryOf, Indian Ocean]
  • A. Indian Ocean chosen
    The Indian Ocean is the world’s third-largest ocean, lying between Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Southern Ocean, and serving as a major route for global trade and maritime activity.
  • B. Indo-Pacific Ocean
    The Indo-Pacific Ocean is a vast marine region encompassing the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, renowned for its exceptional biodiversity and extensive coral reef systems.
  • C. Pan-African Ocean
    The Pan-African Ocean was a vast ancient ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pannotia during the late Precambrian era.
  • D. South Pacific Ocean
    The South Pacific Ocean is the vast southern portion of the Pacific, encompassing numerous island nations and territories and known for its remote archipelagos, rich marine biodiversity, and significant climatic influence.
  • E. Pacific Ocean
    The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, spanning from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean and from Asia and Australia to the Americas.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aaff2ce88190b4a1e4b341ad5377 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d8a4bf54d88190a8e07fbbf8d9e962 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f08fed49fc8190951ff3af6bd51050 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.