Triple

T4255126
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Qinghai E95954 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object Qaidam Basin
The Qaidam Basin is a large, high-altitude desert basin in northwestern China known for its arid climate, salt lakes, and rich mineral resources.
E426954 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: Qaidam Basin | Statement: [Qinghai, contains, Qaidam Basin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qaidam Basin
Context triple: [Qinghai, contains, Qaidam Basin]
  • A. 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.
  • 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.
  • C. Alxa Plateau
    The Alxa Plateau is a high, arid tableland in western Inner Mongolia, China, characterized by extensive deserts and rugged terrain within the broader Gobi region.
  • D. Poyang Lake Plain
    Poyang Lake Plain is a fertile alluvial lowland in Jiangxi Province, China, surrounding Poyang Lake and supporting extensive agriculture and wetlands.
  • E. Taklamakan Desert
    The Taklamakan Desert is a vast, arid sand desert in China’s Xinjiang region, known for its extreme dryness, shifting dunes, and historical role along the Silk Road.
  • 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: Qaidam Basin
Triple: [Qinghai, contains, Qaidam Basin]
Generated description
The Qaidam Basin is a large, high-altitude desert basin in northwestern China known for its arid climate, salt lakes, and rich mineral resources.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qaidam Basin
Target entity description: The Qaidam Basin is a large, high-altitude desert basin in northwestern China known for its arid climate, salt lakes, and rich mineral resources.
  • A. 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.
  • 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.
  • C. Alxa Plateau
    The Alxa Plateau is a high, arid tableland in western Inner Mongolia, China, characterized by extensive deserts and rugged terrain within the broader Gobi region.
  • D. Poyang Lake Plain
    Poyang Lake Plain is a fertile alluvial lowland in Jiangxi Province, China, surrounding Poyang Lake and supporting extensive agriculture and wetlands.
  • E. Taklamakan Desert
    The Taklamakan Desert is a vast, arid sand desert in China’s Xinjiang region, known for its extreme dryness, shifting dunes, and historical role along the Silk Road.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69b3453f759881909b91f01a1e82c036 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b34ec036e8819087d8585170707545 completed March 12, 2026, 11:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5b78422a88190a67921ee38638ac8 completed March 14, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5bb4d7b8c8190910525c855c83b83 completed March 14, 2026, 7:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5bbba644881908f2f3be9dda7042b completed March 14, 2026, 7:49 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:06 p.m.