Triple
T1023005
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tarim Basin |
E22080
|
entity |
| Predicate | contains |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lop Nur
Lop Nur is a former salt lake in China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key stop on the Silk Road and later the site of China’s nuclear testing program.
|
E22080
|
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: Lop Nur | Statement: [Tarim Basin, contains, Lop Nur]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lop Nur Context triple: [Tarim Basin, contains, Lop Nur]
-
A.
Aral Sea
The Aral Sea is a largely dried-up endorheic lake in Central Asia, once one of the world’s largest inland bodies of water and now a symbol of severe environmental degradation caused by river diversion.
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B.
Tarim Basin
The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic desert basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key crossroads of the Silk Road and home to diverse ancient cultures.
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C.
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, renowned as one of the world's saltiest bodies of water and Earth's lowest land elevation point.
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D.
Dzungarian Basin
The Dzungarian Basin is a large inland depression in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, known for its arid climate, steppe and desert landscapes, and significant oil and gas reserves.
-
E.
Benya Lagoon
Benya Lagoon is a coastal lagoon in Elmina, Ghana, known for its fishing activities and proximity to the historic Elmina Castle.
- 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: Lop Nur Triple: [Tarim Basin, contains, Lop Nur]
Generated description
Lop Nur is a former salt lake in China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key stop on the Silk Road and later the site of China’s nuclear testing program.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lop Nur Target entity description: Lop Nur is a former salt lake in China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key stop on the Silk Road and later the site of China’s nuclear testing program.
-
A.
Aral Sea
The Aral Sea is a largely dried-up endorheic lake in Central Asia, once one of the world’s largest inland bodies of water and now a symbol of severe environmental degradation caused by river diversion.
-
B.
Tarim Basin
chosen
The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic desert basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key crossroads of the Silk Road and home to diverse ancient cultures.
-
C.
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake in the Jordan Rift Valley, renowned as one of the world's saltiest bodies of water and Earth's lowest land elevation point.
-
D.
Dzungarian Basin
The Dzungarian Basin is a large inland depression in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, known for its arid climate, steppe and desert landscapes, and significant oil and gas reserves.
-
E.
Benya Lagoon
Benya Lagoon is a coastal lagoon in Elmina, Ghana, known for its fishing activities and proximity to the historic Elmina Castle.
- F. None of above.
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_69a493d6e380819097b384986ffc315c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b7e0f8908190bfe0a4cd8b31dfed |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bb83118819098a2b283a1cbf8d6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3e1821048190ad726b265c154abc |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3e7f51fc81908e067a66e2714a50 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.