Triple
T17116451
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
E415350
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Danish West Indies (as part of)
The Danish West Indies (as part of) refers to the period when the Caribbean islands now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands were colonies under Danish rule before being sold to the United States in 1917.
|
E887
|
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: Danish West Indies (as part of) | Statement: [St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, formerName, Danish West Indies (as part of)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danish West Indies (as part of) Context triple: [St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, formerName, Danish West Indies (as part of)]
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A.
Sankt Thomas
Sankt Thomas is the German name for the town of Srbobran in northern Serbia’s Vojvodina region.
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B.
U.S. Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands is a Caribbean archipelago and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its tropical beaches, tourism, and strategic location.
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C.
U.S. Caribbean territories
The U.S. Caribbean territories are American island jurisdictions in the Caribbean Sea, such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that extend U.S. political, economic, and maritime presence into the region.
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D.
Spanish Virgin Islands
The Spanish Virgin Islands are a group of Caribbean islands east of Puerto Rico known for their relatively undeveloped beaches, clear waters, and popular sailing and snorkeling spots.
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E.
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands are a group of Caribbean islands known for their tropical beaches, tourism, and political division between the United States and the United Kingdom.
- 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: Danish West Indies (as part of) Triple: [St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, formerName, Danish West Indies (as part of)]
Generated description
The Danish West Indies (as part of) refers to the period when the Caribbean islands now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands were colonies under Danish rule before being sold to the United States in 1917.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Danish West Indies (as part of) Target entity description: The Danish West Indies (as part of) refers to the period when the Caribbean islands now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands were colonies under Danish rule before being sold to the United States in 1917.
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A.
Sankt Thomas
Sankt Thomas is the German name for the town of Srbobran in northern Serbia’s Vojvodina region.
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B.
U.S. Virgin Islands
chosen
The U.S. Virgin Islands is a Caribbean archipelago and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its tropical beaches, tourism, and strategic location.
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C.
U.S. Caribbean territories
The U.S. Caribbean territories are American island jurisdictions in the Caribbean Sea, such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that extend U.S. political, economic, and maritime presence into the region.
-
D.
Spanish Virgin Islands
The Spanish Virgin Islands are a group of Caribbean islands east of Puerto Rico known for their relatively undeveloped beaches, clear waters, and popular sailing and snorkeling spots.
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E.
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands are a group of Caribbean islands known for their tropical beaches, tourism, and political division between the United States and the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above.
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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3e80660048190832d8f91415dd7d7 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a013a0b69108190ba3ba6ba7f8d3935 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a013e2e196081908fed0741db6a9ac1 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a013eadc3e8819093706d8baa524b33 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:27 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:35 a.m.