Triple
T720072
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Namib Desert |
E14396
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedIn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Southwestern Africa |
E18188
|
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: Southwestern Africa | Statement: [Namib Desert, locatedIn, Southwestern Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southwestern Africa Context triple: [Namib Desert, locatedIn, Southwestern Africa]
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A.
Southern Africa
chosen
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, encompassing countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and others, known for its diverse landscapes, wildlife, and cultural heritage.
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B.
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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C.
Namibia
Namibia is a sparsely populated country in southwestern Africa known for its dramatic desert landscapes, diverse wildlife, and a legal system influenced by Roman-Dutch law.
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D.
Saint-Affrique
Saint-Affrique is a small historic town in southern France known for its rural charm and location in the Aveyron department.
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E.
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
- 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_69a4934a36e081909e7abef98b898a4e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a58e65e8819098cba7e6a20d8f33 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7a3a8bcc8819091c785ad953ddc54 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 3:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.