Triple
T4115496
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norfolk International Terminals |
E90279
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAlternateName |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
NIT
NIT is a major marine cargo terminal within the Port of Virginia, serving as a key hub for container shipping and logistics.
|
E412329
|
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: NIT | Statement: [Norfolk International Terminals, hasAlternateName, NIT]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIT Context triple: [Norfolk International Terminals, hasAlternateName, NIT]
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A.
NIT
NIT is a Japanese national university in Nagoya specializing in science, engineering, and technology education and research.
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B.
NAIA
The NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) is a governing body that organizes and oversees athletics programs and national championships for smaller colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
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C.
NIU
NIU is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to the island nation of Niue in the South Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association was an American college athletic conference that operated primarily in the Southwestern United States during the mid-20th century.
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E.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
- 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: NIT Triple: [Norfolk International Terminals, hasAlternateName, NIT]
Generated description
NIT is a major marine cargo terminal within the Port of Virginia, serving as a key hub for container shipping and logistics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIT Target entity description: NIT is a major marine cargo terminal within the Port of Virginia, serving as a key hub for container shipping and logistics.
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A.
NIT
NIT is a Japanese national university in Nagoya specializing in science, engineering, and technology education and research.
-
B.
NAIA
The NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) is a governing body that organizes and oversees athletics programs and national championships for smaller colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
-
C.
NIU
NIU is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to the island nation of Niue in the South Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association was an American college athletic conference that operated primarily in the Southwestern United States during the mid-20th century.
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E.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69aed95c080881908125e30c5dcdc6f8 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af01f1e2e08190a6b73d7674c34e88 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b56b90054081908a51c366c6fe51d7 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b56c0a3b1c81908ae4c630c6881c1c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b56c94df3481908d2f4a3976fb775b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:41 p.m.