Triple
T60774
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canadian Shield |
E1206
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Laurentian Shield |
E1206
|
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: Laurentian Shield | Statement: [Canadian Shield, alsoKnownAs, Laurentian Shield]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laurentian Shield Context triple: [Canadian Shield, alsoKnownAs, Laurentian Shield]
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A.
Canadian Shield
chosen
The Canadian Shield is a vast geological region of exposed Precambrian rock and thin soils that forms the ancient core of North America, stretching across much of Canada and parts of the northern United States.
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B.
Hudson Bay region
The Hudson Bay region is a vast, sparsely populated area in northeastern Canada centered around Hudson Bay, known for its subarctic climate, Indigenous communities, and historical role in early European exploration and the fur trade.
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C.
North American Cordillera
The North American Cordillera is the vast, complex chain of mountain ranges running along western North America from Alaska through Canada and the United States into Mexico, encompassing systems such as the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada.
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D.
North American Plate
The North American Plate is a major tectonic plate that underlies most of North America, parts of the Atlantic Ocean, and surrounding regions, playing a key role in shaping the continent’s geology and seismic activity.
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E.
Cascadia
Cascadia is a bioregion and cultural concept in the Pacific Northwest that encompasses parts of the U.S. and Canadian west coast, known for its temperate rainforests, mountain ranges, and strong environmental identity.
- 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_69a24ba4f760819081f6638a3c70538a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ee244548190bd0e5c01233cbad8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a284f9fcd48190a3331f06d5dc00e8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m.