Triple
T3415468
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Makgadikgadi Pans region |
E71997
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kalahari Basin |
E70367
|
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: Kalahari Basin | Statement: [Makgadikgadi Pans region, partOf, Kalahari Basin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalahari Basin Context triple: [Makgadikgadi Pans region, partOf, Kalahari Basin]
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A.
Kalahari Basin
chosen
The Kalahari Basin is a large inland drainage basin in southern Africa that encompasses and gives rise to the arid Kalahari Desert and surrounding semi-arid regions.
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B.
Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari Desert is a vast semi-arid sandy savanna in southern Africa known for its red dunes, sparse vegetation, and unique wildlife adapted to its dry conditions.
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C.
Karoo
The Karoo is a vast semi-arid region in South Africa characterized by sparse vegetation, unique succulent flora, and extreme temperature variations.
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D.
Banda Basin
The Banda Basin is a deep oceanic basin in eastern Indonesia, known for its complex tectonic setting and very deep waters within the Banda Sea region.
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E.
Makgadikgadi Pans region
The Makgadikgadi Pans region is one of the world’s largest salt pan complexes, a vast, seasonally flooded expanse of shimmering flats and rich wildlife habitat in northern Botswana.
- 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_69ad85ad38e48190b7660c5118a35289 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb929b8ec8190aef431ec8ea2cf80 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b360be3b6c81909ee0ac6d4512a56d |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.