Triple

T11962029
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Metro AG E284690 entity
Predicate tickerSymbol P1447 FINISHED
Object B4B
B4B is the stock ticker symbol under which German wholesale and food retail company Metro AG is traded.
 E956304 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: B4B | Statement: [Metro AG, tickerSymbol, B4B]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: B4B
Context triple: [Metro AG, tickerSymbol, B4B]
  • A. B4
    B4 is the internal designation for the fourth-generation Volkswagen Passat, produced in the mid-1990s with updated styling and engineering over its predecessor.
  • B. B’s
    B’s is a common nickname for the Boston Bruins, the historic NHL franchise based in Boston.
  • C. BBD
    BBD is the abbreviation for Bell Biv DeVoe, an American R&B/hip hop group formed by members of New Edition known for pioneering the new jack swing sound.
  • D. BBD
    BBD is the official currency code for the Barbadian dollar, the legal tender of Barbados.
  • E. BBI
    BBI is the commonly used abbreviation for the Burton Blatt Institute, a research and advocacy organization focused on advancing the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities.
  • 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: B4B
Triple: [Metro AG, tickerSymbol, B4B]
Generated description
B4B is the stock ticker symbol under which German wholesale and food retail company Metro AG is traded.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: B4B
Target entity description: B4B is the stock ticker symbol under which German wholesale and food retail company Metro AG is traded.
  • A. B4
    B4 is the internal designation for the fourth-generation Volkswagen Passat, produced in the mid-1990s with updated styling and engineering over its predecessor.
  • B. B’s
    B’s is a common nickname for the Boston Bruins, the historic NHL franchise based in Boston.
  • C. BBD
    BBD is the abbreviation for Bell Biv DeVoe, an American R&B/hip hop group formed by members of New Edition known for pioneering the new jack swing sound.
  • D. BBD
    BBD is the official currency code for the Barbadian dollar, the legal tender of Barbados.
  • E. BBI
    BBI is the commonly used abbreviation for the Burton Blatt Institute, a research and advocacy organization focused on advancing the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities.
  • 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_69d6ab2eaeb881909f7914758f859413 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9037848f481908276716675464464 completed April 10, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f4592fa9a48190a0450e3d0c57c4d3 completed May 1, 2026, 7:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f4645ef63881909b46937f73d637a3 completed May 1, 2026, 8:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f465be4db08190882898a17d077019 completed May 1, 2026, 8:35 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.