PST
E44309
PST is the standard time observed in the Pacific Time Zone of North America, typically eight hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−8).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PST canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T349097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PST Context triple: [Pacific Time Zone, standardTimeAbbreviation, PST]
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A.
PT
PT is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Portugal in international standards and systems.
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B.
PTP
PTP is a network-based time synchronization protocol defined by the IEEE 1588 standard that enables highly precise clock alignment across distributed systems.
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C.
PM
PM is the standard abbreviation for *Principia Mathematica*, the landmark three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics and logic by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell.
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D.
ST
ST is the commonly used abbreviation for SkyTeam, a major global airline alliance.
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E.
PK
PK is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Pakistan in international standards and systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PST Target entity description: PST is the standard time observed in the Pacific Time Zone of North America, typically eight hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−8).
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A.
PT
PT is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Portugal in international standards and systems.
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B.
PTP
PTP is a network-based time synchronization protocol defined by the IEEE 1588 standard that enables highly precise clock alignment across distributed systems.
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C.
PM
PM is the standard abbreviation for *Principia Mathematica*, the landmark three-volume work on the foundations of mathematics and logic by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell.
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D.
ST
ST is the commonly used abbreviation for SkyTeam, a major global airline alliance.
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E.
PK
PK is the two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code that uniquely identifies Pakistan in international standards and systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
standard time
ⓘ
time zone ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PST ⓘ |
| clarificationNote |
PST in North American context usually means Pacific Standard Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Time Zone
|
| commonConfusionWith |
Pakistan Standard Time
ⓘ
Philippine Standard Time ⓘ |
| countryObserved |
Canada
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
United States Minor Outlying Islands ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Pacific unorganized territories
|
| DSTcounterpart |
Pacific Daylight Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Time Zone
|
| DSTcounterpartAbbreviation | PDT ⓘ |
| DSTUTCoffset | UTC−07:00 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Pacific Standard Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Time Zone
|
| hasDST | true ⓘ |
| IANAtimeZoneExample |
America/Los_Angeles
ⓘ
America/Tijuana ⓘ America/Vancouver ⓘ |
| ISO8601Representation | UTC−08:00 ⓘ |
| legalDefinitionJurisdiction |
Canadian provinces in Pacific Time Zone
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ |
| majorCityObserved |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ Seattle ⓘ Tijuana ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ |
| observedIn | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| observedWhen |
non-daylight saving period
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| offsetFromUTC | 8 hours behind ⓘ |
| partOf | North American time zones ⓘ |
| regionObserved |
Northwestern Mexico
ⓘ
Western Canada ⓘ Western United States ⓘ
linked to:
western United States
|
| timeStandard | Coordinated Universal Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneAbbreviationType | North American time zone abbreviation ⓘ |
| timeZoneName |
Pacific Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Time Zone
|
| typicalEndOfDST | first Sunday in November ⓘ |
| typicalStartOfDST | second Sunday in March ⓘ |
| typicalUse | civil time ⓘ |
| usedBy |
broadcast schedules in North America
ⓘ
financial markets with Pacific operations ⓘ transportation timetables in Pacific region ⓘ |
| usedFor | timekeeping in Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | UTC−08:00 ⓘ |
| UTCoffsetHours | -8 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: PST Description of subject: PST is the standard time observed in the Pacific Time Zone of North America, typically eight hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−8).
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.