Triple

T3809032
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject São Nicolau E93084 entity
Predicate otherMajorTown P21859 FINISHED
Object Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a coastal town and important population center on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde.
E390397 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Tarrafal de São Nicolau | Statement: [São Nicolau, otherMajorTown, Tarrafal de São Nicolau]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Context triple: [São Nicolau, otherMajorTown, Tarrafal de São Nicolau]
  • A. Fajã de São João
    Fajã de São João is a small coastal settlement and lava-delta plain on the south coast of São Jorge Island in the Azores, known for its traditional houses, terraced agriculture, and scenic ocean views.
  • B. Santo Antão
    Santo Antão is the westernmost and one of the largest islands of Cape Verde, renowned for its dramatic volcanic mountains, deep valleys, and lush hiking landscapes.
  • C. Ilhéu das Rolas
    Ilhéu das Rolas is a small tropical island off the southern tip of São Tomé, notable for being crossed by the equator and for its beaches and ecotourism.
  • D. São Jorge Island
    São Jorge Island is a long, narrow volcanic island in the central group of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its dramatic cliffs, fajãs (coastal plains), and traditional cheese production.
  • E. Fundão Island
    Fundão Island is an artificial island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, best known as the main campus site of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro within Guanabara Bay.
  • 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: Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Triple: [São Nicolau, otherMajorTown, Tarrafal de São Nicolau]
Generated description
Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a coastal town and important population center on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Target entity description: Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a coastal town and important population center on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde.
  • A. Fajã de São João
    Fajã de São João is a small coastal settlement and lava-delta plain on the south coast of São Jorge Island in the Azores, known for its traditional houses, terraced agriculture, and scenic ocean views.
  • B. Santo Antão
    Santo Antão is the westernmost and one of the largest islands of Cape Verde, renowned for its dramatic volcanic mountains, deep valleys, and lush hiking landscapes.
  • C. Ilhéu das Rolas
    Ilhéu das Rolas is a small tropical island off the southern tip of São Tomé, notable for being crossed by the equator and for its beaches and ecotourism.
  • D. São Jorge Island
    São Jorge Island is a long, narrow volcanic island in the central group of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its dramatic cliffs, fajãs (coastal plains), and traditional cheese production.
  • E. Fundão Island
    Fundão Island is an artificial island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, best known as the main campus site of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro within Guanabara Bay.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: otherMajorTown
Context triple: [São Nicolau, otherMajorTown, Tarrafal de São Nicolau]
  • A. otherMajorCity chosen
    Indicates that one city is another major city associated with or comparable in importance or status to the first city.
  • B. hasMajorCity
    Indicates that a location possesses at least one city of significant size, importance, or influence within its region or country.
  • C. town
    Indicates that a location is classified or functions as a town within a given geographic or administrative context.
  • D. primaryCity
    Indicates that one city serves as the main or most important city associated with a given region, entity, or context.
  • E. principalCityOf
    Indicates that a city serves as the main or most important city (often administrative, economic, or cultural center) of a specified region or area.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69aed96a60088190ab1df8390fffc935 completed March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aef1515c688190a38332aedeed8a76 completed March 9, 2026, 4:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4fb33db9c81908b462ee80aaaad34 completed March 14, 2026, 6:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4fc08d65081908953482b10fa5611 completed March 14, 2026, 6:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4fc7d8cf081909c4447818b5363c5 completed March 14, 2026, 6:13 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69aee7482d708190a3ec74745b102a4c completed March 9, 2026, 3:29 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:16 p.m.