Triple

T16084475
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject TNT Express E390192 entity
Predicate formerParentOrganization P5106 FINISHED
Object TNT N.V.
TNT N.V. was a Dutch multinational mail, courier, and logistics company that operated globally before its postal and express divisions were separated into PostNL and TNT Express.
E1192341 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: TNT N.V. | Statement: [TNT Express, formerParentOrganization, TNT N.V.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TNT N.V.
Context triple: [TNT Express, formerParentOrganization, TNT N.V.]
  • A. Turner International
    Turner International is the global arm of Turner Construction Company, managing and delivering large-scale construction and project management services outside the United States.
  • B. Aegon N.V.
    Aegon N.V. is a multinational life insurance, pensions, and asset management company headquartered in the Netherlands.
  • C. Billiton plc
    Billiton plc was a major international mining and metals company that became part of BHP Billiton (now BHP Group) through a landmark merger.
  • D. Royal Vopak
    Royal Vopak is a Dutch multinational tank storage company that specializes in storing and handling liquid bulk products such as chemicals, oil, gases, and biofuels at terminals worldwide.
  • E. Exor N.V.
    Exor N.V. is a Dutch-domiciled holding company controlled by Italy’s Agnelli family, with major investments in sectors such as automotive, industrial, financial services, and sports.
  • 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: TNT N.V.
Triple: [TNT Express, formerParentOrganization, TNT N.V.]
Generated description
TNT N.V. was a Dutch multinational mail, courier, and logistics company that operated globally before its postal and express divisions were separated into PostNL and TNT Express.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TNT N.V.
Target entity description: TNT N.V. was a Dutch multinational mail, courier, and logistics company that operated globally before its postal and express divisions were separated into PostNL and TNT Express.
  • A. Turner International
    Turner International is the global arm of Turner Construction Company, managing and delivering large-scale construction and project management services outside the United States.
  • B. Aegon N.V.
    Aegon N.V. is a multinational life insurance, pensions, and asset management company headquartered in the Netherlands.
  • C. Billiton plc
    Billiton plc was a major international mining and metals company that became part of BHP Billiton (now BHP Group) through a landmark merger.
  • D. Royal Vopak
    Royal Vopak is a Dutch multinational tank storage company that specializes in storing and handling liquid bulk products such as chemicals, oil, gases, and biofuels at terminals worldwide.
  • E. Exor N.V.
    Exor N.V. is a Dutch-domiciled holding company controlled by Italy’s Agnelli family, with major investments in sectors such as automotive, industrial, financial services, and sports.
  • 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_69d87f198bc48190a8b7e53ca15b7ead completed April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e1844d7d688190b5badac7a8014f89 completed April 17, 2026, 12:52 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffe48ef3608190848d4730a4361395 completed May 10, 2026, 1:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffe5bed55c8190a159bae35fe140d0 completed May 10, 2026, 1:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffe62e66608190a88e2815a9a9be04 completed May 10, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m.