Triple

T5613022
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Richard Selley E147403 entity
Predicate hasWritten P2831 FINISHED
Object African Basins
African Basins is a geological work focusing on the sedimentary basins of the African continent, authored by petroleum geologist Richard Selley.
E533974 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: African Basins | Statement: [Richard Selley, hasWritten, African Basins]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Basins
Context triple: [Richard Selley, hasWritten, African Basins]
  • A. Kalahari Basin
    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.
  • B. Somali Basin
    The Somali Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa, known for its complex tectonic setting and significant role in regional ocean circulation.
  • C. Great Lakes Region of Africa
    The Great Lakes Region of Africa is a conflict-affected area in central and eastern Africa encompassing several countries around the African Great Lakes, known for its complex political dynamics, humanitarian challenges, and rich natural resources.
  • D. Mozambique Basin
    The Mozambique Basin is a large submarine sedimentary basin in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Mozambique, known for its deep-water geology and hydrocarbon potential.
  • E. Mapimí Basin
    The Mapimí Basin is an endorheic desert basin in north-central Mexico, known for its arid landscapes and the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve within the Chihuahuan Desert.
  • 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: African Basins
Triple: [Richard Selley, hasWritten, African Basins]
Generated description
African Basins is a geological work focusing on the sedimentary basins of the African continent, authored by petroleum geologist Richard Selley.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Basins
Target entity description: African Basins is a geological work focusing on the sedimentary basins of the African continent, authored by petroleum geologist Richard Selley.
  • A. Kalahari Basin
    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.
  • B. Somali Basin
    The Somali Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa, known for its complex tectonic setting and significant role in regional ocean circulation.
  • C. Great Lakes Region of Africa
    The Great Lakes Region of Africa is a conflict-affected area in central and eastern Africa encompassing several countries around the African Great Lakes, known for its complex political dynamics, humanitarian challenges, and rich natural resources.
  • D. Mozambique Basin
    The Mozambique Basin is a large submarine sedimentary basin in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Mozambique, known for its deep-water geology and hydrocarbon potential.
  • E. Mapimí Basin
    The Mapimí Basin is an endorheic desert basin in north-central Mexico, known for its arid landscapes and the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve within the Chihuahuan Desert.
  • 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_69c00905d4588190bd967842bbcf2219 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0212143708190b5234407334ab216 completed March 22, 2026, 5:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0287b14708190bc246e982896ad27 completed March 22, 2026, 5:35 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c03f8c1a3081908f9d03a6c51d69f0 completed March 22, 2026, 7:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0404f0a3081908850794f9a5cea40 completed March 22, 2026, 7:17 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:39 p.m.