Triple
T17890709
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Brown |
E447307
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasInitials |
P39224
|
FINISHED |
| Object | DB |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: DB | Statement: [David Brown, hasInitials, DB]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DB Context triple: [David Brown, hasInitials, DB]
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A.
DB
DB is the commonly used abbreviation for Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway company and one of the largest rail operators in Europe.
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B.
DB
DB is the vehicle registration code assigned to Dâmbovița County in Romania, whose capital is Târgoviște.
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C.
DB
DB is the standard abbreviation for "Deutsche Biographie," a major German biographical reference work documenting notable figures from German history and culture.
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D.
dba
dba (Deutsche BA) was a former German low-cost airline that operated domestic and European flights, originally founded as a subsidiary of British Airways.
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E.
DBC
DBC is a rapper and member of the pioneering hip hop band Stetsasonic, known for blending live instrumentation with rap in the 1980s.
- 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: DB Target entity description: DB is a common abbreviation formed from the initials of the name David Brown, often used as a short form or nickname.
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A.
DB
DB is the commonly used abbreviation for Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway company and one of the largest rail operators in Europe.
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B.
DB
DB is the standard abbreviation for "Deutsche Biographie," a major German biographical reference work documenting notable figures from German history and culture.
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C.
DB
DB is the vehicle registration code assigned to Dâmbovița County in Romania, whose capital is Târgoviște.
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D.
dba
dba (Deutsche BA) was a former German low-cost airline that operated domestic and European flights, originally founded as a subsidiary of British Airways.
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E.
DBC
DBC is a rapper and member of the pioneering hip hop band Stetsasonic, known for blending live instrumentation with rap in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8b9f59bd48190a6fc925a855b8bac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e49d7948888190b59ddc7061d13e84 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m.