Triple

T20780
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject CERN E412 entity
Predicate borderStraddling P1589 FINISHED
Object France–Switzerland border
The France–Switzerland border is an international boundary in Western Europe separating France and Switzerland, notable for crossing major transport routes and sites such as the CERN research complex near Geneva.
E1913 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: France–Switzerland border | Statement: [CERN, borderStraddling, France–Switzerland border]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: France–Switzerland border
Context triple: [CERN, borderStraddling, France–Switzerland border]
  • A. Geneva
    Geneva is a major Swiss city on Lake Geneva known for hosting numerous international organizations, including United Nations agencies and the Red Cross.
  • B. Belgium
    Belgium is a Western European country known for its role as a founding member of major international organizations, including NATO and the European Union, and for hosting many of their key institutions.
  • C. France
    France is a major Western European nation known for its influential history, culture, and economy, and as a founding member of the European Union and the United Nations.
  • D. West Germany
    West Germany was the democratic, capitalist western portion of Germany during the Cold War, which became an economic powerhouse and key NATO member after World War II.
  • E. Crimea
    Crimea is a strategically important peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea, historically contested and known for its geopolitical significance and role in major events such as World War II diplomacy.
  • 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: France–Switzerland border
Triple: [CERN, borderStraddling, France–Switzerland border]
Generated description
The France–Switzerland border is an international boundary in Western Europe separating France and Switzerland, notable for crossing major transport routes and sites such as the CERN research complex near Geneva.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: France–Switzerland border
Target entity description: The France–Switzerland border is an international boundary in Western Europe separating France and Switzerland, notable for crossing major transport routes and sites such as the CERN research complex near Geneva.
  • A. Vichy
    Vichy is a spa town in central France renowned for its thermal springs, health resorts, and role as the seat of the World War II Vichy regime.
  • B. Geneva
    Geneva is a major Swiss city on Lake Geneva known for hosting numerous international organizations, including United Nations agencies and the Red Cross.
  • C. Maginot Line
    The Maginot Line was a vast system of French defensive fortifications built along the country’s eastern border before World War II, intended to deter a German invasion.
  • D. Belgium
    Belgium is a Western European country known for its role as a founding member of major international organizations, including NATO and the European Union, and for hosting many of their key institutions.
  • E. France
    France is a major Western European nation known for its influential history, culture, and economy, and as a founding member of the European Union and the United Nations.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: borderStraddling
Context triple: [CERN, borderStraddling, France–Switzerland border]
  • A. borderedBy
    Indicates that one entity shares a common boundary or edge with another entity.
  • B. crossedBy
    Indicates that one entity (typically a path, line, or boundary) is intersected or traversed by another entity.
  • C. crossedByRiver
    Indicates that a river passes across or through a specified area, feature, or route.
  • D. locatedBetween
    Indicates that one entity is positioned spatially between two other reference entities.
  • E. locatedAcrossRiverFrom
    Indicates that one entity is situated on the opposite side of a river relative to another entity.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a240778d288190815c0052ebbbcc91 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a246f7bd30819085f751c41f6f029e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a248e88e588190a704e7b83d3dc07c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a24c29bf64819087a7b51e8a94c278 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a24cb52c9c8190a27dcb969b989649 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a246526f5881909bc2a46e978bd082 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a246f4d7908190a947f6da251c6f3b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 a.m.