Triple
T6104118
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Province, Sri Lanka |
E136073
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSignificantUrbanArea |
P316
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Colombo metropolitan area |
E11029
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Colombo metropolitan area | Statement: [Western Province, Sri Lanka, hasSignificantUrbanArea, Colombo metropolitan area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colombo metropolitan area Context triple: [Western Province, Sri Lanka, hasSignificantUrbanArea, Colombo metropolitan area]
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A.
Colombo
chosen
Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, historically significant as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
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B.
Colombo District
Colombo District is a key administrative region in western Sri Lanka that encompasses the nation’s commercial capital and surrounding urban and suburban areas.
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C.
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the administrative capital of Sri Lanka, located near Colombo and serving as the seat of the national legislature.
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D.
Maharagama
Maharagama is a suburban city in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known as a densely populated residential and commercial hub within the Colombo metropolitan area.
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E.
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia is a major coastal suburb of Colombo in Sri Lanka, known for its densely populated residential areas and the popular Mount Lavinia beach.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasSignificantUrbanArea Context triple: [Western Province, Sri Lanka, hasSignificantUrbanArea, Colombo metropolitan area]
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A.
containsUrbanArea
Indicates that a geographic region fully or partially encompasses an urbanized area within its boundaries.
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B.
hasMajorCity
chosen
Indicates that a location possesses at least one city of significant size, importance, or influence within its region or country.
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C.
hasUrbanAreaApprox
Indicates an approximate measure or estimate of the size or extent of an entity’s urban area.
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D.
isUrbanCenter
Indicates that a place functions as a primary, densely developed hub of population, services, and activities within a region.
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E.
formsUrbanAreaWith
Indicates that two or more settlements are geographically and functionally connected so that together they constitute a single continuous urban area.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69c0087dee9881909e3655be88208c01 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05b3f8e5481909e85a60aaf319f66 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c20d56f234819082d89a755ae5a446 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:04 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c049f5ac988190b62ba565153aaa35 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 7:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:13 p.m.