Triple
T134188
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Middle East |
E2715
|
entity |
| Predicate | partiallyLocatedIn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | North Africa |
E2576
|
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: North Africa | Statement: [Middle East, partiallyLocatedIn, North Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North Africa Context triple: [Middle East, partiallyLocatedIn, North Africa]
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A.
North Africa
chosen
North Africa is a region encompassing the northernmost countries of the African continent, characterized by its Sahara Desert landscapes, Mediterranean coastline, and a cultural blend of Arab, Berber, and African influences.
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B.
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
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C.
Fezzan
Fezzan is a sparsely populated desert region in southwestern Libya, historically significant as a trans-Saharan trade hub and home to several ancient oasis settlements.
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D.
West Africa
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
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E.
French North Africa
French North Africa was the group of French colonial territories in the Maghreb, primarily Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, that played a key strategic and military role for France during the 19th and 20th centuries, including World War II.
- 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: partiallyLocatedIn Context triple: [Middle East, partiallyLocatedIn, North Africa]
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A.
locatedIn
chosen
Indicates that one entity exists or is situated within the spatial, administrative, or conceptual boundaries of another entity.
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B.
locatedAlong
Indicates that one entity is situated adjacent to, or running beside, the length or course of another linear feature (such as a road, river, or railway).
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C.
isNotPartOf
Indicates that one entity does not belong to, is not contained within, and is not a component or member of another entity.
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D.
locatedBetween
Indicates that one entity is positioned spatially between two other reference entities.
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E.
partlyDefinedBy
Indicates that one entity’s nature, role, or characteristics are only partially determined or specified by another entity.
- 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_69a2520c0f3481908b0ed054a2fca8d0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25788b2688190a45b39447f702551 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a34418bb848190ac26adef7f990f93 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a25650251c81908a6ea6368cd61198 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:30 a.m.