Triple
T8647016
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Merle Coulter |
E205001
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ningbo, China
Ningbo, China is a major port city in eastern Zhejiang province known for its long maritime history and role as a key hub in regional and international trade.
|
E747784
|
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: Ningbo, China | Statement: [John Merle Coulter, placeOfBirth, Ningbo, China]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ningbo, China Context triple: [John Merle Coulter, placeOfBirth, Ningbo, China]
-
A.
Yuyao, Zhejiang, China
Yuyao, in Zhejiang Province, China, is a historic county-level city renowned as the birthplace of the influential Ming dynasty philosopher and statesman Wang Yangming.
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B.
Hangzhou
Hangzhou is a major city in eastern China renowned for its historic West Lake, rich cultural heritage, and role as a key economic and technological hub in the Yangtze River Delta region.
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C.
Shenzhen, China
Shenzhen, China is a major southern Chinese metropolis known for its rapid transformation into a global technology and manufacturing hub bordering Hong Kong.
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D.
Hsiangcheng, China
Hsiangcheng, China is a town in Henan Province known as the birthplace of author and social critic Os Guinness.
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E.
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a major coastal city in southeastern Zhejiang Province, China, known for its entrepreneurial culture, export-driven economy, and large overseas Chinese community.
- 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: Ningbo, China Triple: [John Merle Coulter, placeOfBirth, Ningbo, China]
Generated description
Ningbo, China is a major port city in eastern Zhejiang province known for its long maritime history and role as a key hub in regional and international trade.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ningbo, China Target entity description: Ningbo, China is a major port city in eastern Zhejiang province known for its long maritime history and role as a key hub in regional and international trade.
-
A.
Yuyao, Zhejiang, China
Yuyao, in Zhejiang Province, China, is a historic county-level city renowned as the birthplace of the influential Ming dynasty philosopher and statesman Wang Yangming.
-
B.
Hangzhou
Hangzhou is a major city in eastern China renowned for its historic West Lake, rich cultural heritage, and role as a key economic and technological hub in the Yangtze River Delta region.
-
C.
Shenzhen, China
Shenzhen, China is a major southern Chinese metropolis known for its rapid transformation into a global technology and manufacturing hub bordering Hong Kong.
-
D.
Hsiangcheng, China
Hsiangcheng, China is a town in Henan Province known as the birthplace of author and social critic Os Guinness.
-
E.
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a major coastal city in southeastern Zhejiang Province, China, known for its entrepreneurial culture, export-driven economy, and large overseas Chinese community.
- 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_69ca834e56848190abb0eeaec9dedd32 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc48112b4881908901214f41b6bf71 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cebc4883cc8190a6fb72005ca99512 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cebd2cb2e481909a2862e79482c37a |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cebdd77b6c81908c35ee96dfe053d8 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:28 p.m.