Triple
T9623991
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Centrica |
E232411
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFormerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Centrica plc (unchanged legal name; trading evolution from British Gas plc demerger) |
E232411
|
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: Centrica plc (unchanged legal name; trading evolution from British Gas plc demerger) | Statement: [Centrica, hasFormerName, Centrica plc (unchanged legal name; trading evolution from British Gas plc demerger)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Centrica plc (unchanged legal name; trading evolution from British Gas plc demerger) Context triple: [Centrica, hasFormerName, Centrica plc (unchanged legal name; trading evolution from British Gas plc demerger)]
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A.
British Gas Corporation
British Gas Corporation was the state-owned national gas utility in the United Kingdom, responsible for the production, distribution, and supply of gas before its privatization and breakup in the 1980s.
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B.
Centrica
chosen
Centrica is a British multinational energy and services company best known as the owner of British Gas and a major supplier of gas and electricity in the UK and Ireland.
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C.
National Grid Gas plc
National Grid Gas plc is a UK-based company responsible for owning and operating the high-pressure gas transmission network in Great Britain.
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D.
Scottish and Southern Energy plc
Scottish and Southern Energy plc is a major UK-based energy company involved in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity and gas, as well as related energy services.
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E.
EDF Energy
EDF Energy is a major UK-based energy company that generates and supplies electricity and gas, particularly known for operating nuclear power stations and low-carbon energy assets.
- 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_69ca848793ec8190a93a12383a754dc0 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9ad76b148190a38fadee06594db4 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1797ab3d4819088da04fd5d00386b |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:10 p.m.