Triple
T4861118
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ulf Merbold |
E108661
|
entity |
| Predicate | countryOfCitizenship |
P2
|
FINISHED |
| Object | West Germany |
E862
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: West Germany | Statement: [Ulf Merbold, countryOfCitizenship, West Germany]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Germany Context triple: [Ulf Merbold, countryOfCitizenship, West Germany]
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A.
West Germany
chosen
West Germany was the democratic, capitalist western portion of Germany during the Cold War, which became an economic powerhouse and key NATO member after World War II.
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B.
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic, was a socialist state in Central Europe that existed from 1949 to 1990 under Soviet influence, occupying the eastern part of present-day Germany with East Berlin as its capital.
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C.
Germany
Germany is a major Central European country known for its pivotal role in 20th-century history, its strong industrial economy, and its influential contributions to science, philosophy, music, and engineering.
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D.
Saksa
Saksa is a prominent mountain in Norway’s Sunnmøre Alps, known for its steep ascent and panoramic views over the Hjørundfjord.
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E.
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany was a combined Olympic team that represented athletes from both East and West Germany during several Games in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before the two states competed separately.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69bd440b965081908b0557721cae6338 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d5e247c8190b6ae4e9b529f0345 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be5c7add98819089fbff1a21a19e28 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:26 p.m.