Triple
T388589
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Coordinated Universal Time |
E8830
|
entity |
| Predicate | ZNotationMeaning |
P6184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zulu time
Zulu time is a standardized time reference used worldwide—especially in aviation, military, and navigation—corresponding to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and denoted by the letter "Z."
|
E49120
|
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: Zulu time | Statement: [Coordinated Universal Time, ZNotationMeaning, Zulu time]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu time Context triple: [Coordinated Universal Time, ZNotationMeaning, Zulu time]
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A.
Zulu
Zulu is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in South Africa and widely influential in the country’s culture and other local languages.
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B.
Ladysmith
Ladysmith is a South African town in KwaZulu-Natal best known as a key site of the Second Boer War, particularly the famous Siege of Ladysmith.
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C.
Sranan
Sranan is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language spoken primarily in Suriname.
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D.
Transvaal
Transvaal was a former Boer republic and later British colony in what is now northeastern South Africa, central to the conflicts and politics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Quartz Africa
Quartz Africa is a regional edition of the digital news outlet Quartz that focuses on business, technology, and innovation stories from across the African continent.
- 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: Zulu time Triple: [Coordinated Universal Time, ZNotationMeaning, Zulu time]
Generated description
Zulu time is a standardized time reference used worldwide—especially in aviation, military, and navigation—corresponding to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and denoted by the letter "Z."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zulu time Target entity description: Zulu time is a standardized time reference used worldwide—especially in aviation, military, and navigation—corresponding to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and denoted by the letter "Z."
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A.
Zulu
Zulu is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in South Africa and widely influential in the country’s culture and other local languages.
-
B.
Ladysmith
Ladysmith is a South African town in KwaZulu-Natal best known as a key site of the Second Boer War, particularly the famous Siege of Ladysmith.
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C.
Sranan
Sranan is an English- and Dutch-influenced creole language spoken primarily in Suriname.
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D.
Transvaal
Transvaal was a former Boer republic and later British colony in what is now northeastern South Africa, central to the conflicts and politics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Quartz Africa
Quartz Africa is a regional edition of the digital news outlet Quartz that focuses on business, technology, and innovation stories from across the African continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: ZNotationMeaning Context triple: [Coordinated Universal Time, ZNotationMeaning, Zulu time]
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A.
distinguishingNotation
Indicates that one entity uses a specific notation or symbol to distinguish or differentiate another entity from similar ones.
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B.
notationType
Indicates the specific system or style of notation used to represent or encode something (such as music, math, or language).
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C.
notation
chosen
Indicates a conventional way of symbolically representing or writing something, such as concepts, quantities, or operations, within a specific system.
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D.
isFormalizedBy
Indicates that something is given a defined, structured, or official form through a specific method, process, or representation.
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E.
logicSystem
Indicates a relationship where an entity is associated with, defined within, or governed by a particular logical framework or system of formal reasoning.
- 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_69a2e7f55c60819097aff65ea2ca2832 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec5988708190aa86d9460cecf050 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a40351d710819093a4a84e0263164c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a403dc6ad8819098835ab77b4b5183 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4043141fc8190bf5109b10a32c89a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:17 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2e96960608190bdd342da9c5ddb5e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.