Triple
T19754488
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The City & the City |
E474467
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPoliceOrganization |
P119294
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Extreme Crime Squad of Besźel |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Extreme Crime Squad of Besźel | Statement: [The City & the City, hasPoliceOrganization, Extreme Crime Squad of Besźel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Extreme Crime Squad of Besźel Context triple: [The City & the City, hasPoliceOrganization, Extreme Crime Squad of Besźel]
-
A.
Vice Squad
Vice Squad is a 1982 crime thriller film about a Los Angeles prostitute who helps police track down a violent pimp.
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B.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
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C.
Wrongdoers
"Wrongdoers" is a 2013 studio album by American metalcore band Norma Jean, noted for its aggressive sound and dynamic, experimental songwriting.
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D.
Supernumerary Police
The Supernumerary Police were an auxiliary paramilitary police force in Mandatory Palestine, composed largely of Jewish recruits and used by the British authorities for security and counterinsurgency duties.
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E.
Homicide Squad
The Homicide Squad is a specialized New York City Police Department unit dedicated to investigating and solving murder cases.
- 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: Extreme Crime Squad of Besźel Target entity description: The Extreme Crime Squad of Besźel is a specialized police unit in China Miéville’s novel "The City & the City," tasked with investigating serious crimes within the fictional city-state of Besźel.
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A.
Vice Squad
Vice Squad is a 1982 crime thriller film about a Los Angeles prostitute who helps police track down a violent pimp.
-
B.
The Criminals
The Criminals is a punk rock band known for featuring guitarist Jason White, who later gained prominence with Green Day.
-
C.
Wrongdoers
"Wrongdoers" is a 2013 studio album by American metalcore band Norma Jean, noted for its aggressive sound and dynamic, experimental songwriting.
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D.
Supernumerary Police
The Supernumerary Police were an auxiliary paramilitary police force in Mandatory Palestine, composed largely of Jewish recruits and used by the British authorities for security and counterinsurgency duties.
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E.
Homicide Squad
The Homicide Squad is a specialized New York City Police Department unit dedicated to investigating and solving murder cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasPoliceOrganization Context triple: [The City & the City, hasPoliceOrganization, Extreme Crime Squad of Besźel]
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A.
hasPoliceInstitution
chosen
Indicates that an entity is associated with, governed by, or served by a particular police institution or law enforcement body.
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B.
hasPoliceDepartment
Indicates that an entity possesses, is served by, or is administratively associated with a police department.
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C.
hasPoliceCommissionerate
Indicates that a particular area or jurisdiction falls under the authority or administration of a specific police commissionerate.
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D.
hasOwnPoliceForce
Indicates that an entity maintains and controls its own dedicated police force or law enforcement agency.
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E.
hasPoliceDistrict
Indicates that an entity falls under the jurisdiction or coverage area of a specific police district.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (3 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_69d8e51940a0819087bd2996f98da668 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6529dada081909c5b4d65247c6032 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e5305016e08190b9561a96baecb0b8 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.