Triple

T988089
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Columbia Mountains E21322 entity
Predicate supportsSpecies P2036 FINISHED
Object mountain caribou
The mountain caribou is a woodland ecotype of caribou adapted to deep-snow, mountainous forests of the inland Pacific Northwest, where it relies heavily on arboreal lichens for winter forage.
E116264 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: mountain caribou | Statement: [Columbia Mountains, supportsSpecies, mountain caribou]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: mountain caribou
Context triple: [Columbia Mountains, supportsSpecies, mountain caribou]
  • A. Roosevelt elk
    The Roosevelt elk is the largest subspecies of North American elk, native to the Pacific Northwest’s temperate rainforests and known for its impressive size and massive antlers.
  • B. mule deer
    The mule deer is a North American deer species known for its large, mule-like ears and adaptability to a wide range of habitats, from mountains and forests to deserts.
  • C. Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
    The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
  • D. Bison
    Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
  • E. walia ibex
    The walia ibex is a critically endangered wild goat species native to the steep cliffs and escarpments of Ethiopia’s high mountains.
  • 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: mountain caribou
Triple: [Columbia Mountains, supportsSpecies, mountain caribou]
Generated description
The mountain caribou is a woodland ecotype of caribou adapted to deep-snow, mountainous forests of the inland Pacific Northwest, where it relies heavily on arboreal lichens for winter forage.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: mountain caribou
Target entity description: The mountain caribou is a woodland ecotype of caribou adapted to deep-snow, mountainous forests of the inland Pacific Northwest, where it relies heavily on arboreal lichens for winter forage.
  • A. Roosevelt elk
    The Roosevelt elk is the largest subspecies of North American elk, native to the Pacific Northwest’s temperate rainforests and known for its impressive size and massive antlers.
  • B. mule deer
    The mule deer is a North American deer species known for its large, mule-like ears and adaptability to a wide range of habitats, from mountains and forests to deserts.
  • C. Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
    The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an endangered subspecies of bighorn sheep native to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, known for its impressive curved horns and adaptation to steep, rocky alpine terrain.
  • D. Bison
    Bison is the official mascot of Howard University, symbolizing the institution’s strength, resilience, and historic legacy.
  • E. walia ibex
    The walia ibex is a critically endangered wild goat species native to the steep cliffs and escarpments of Ethiopia’s high mountains.
  • 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_69a493c383dc8190a03257f22d4b4183 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b4a89a58819081a24b5b0a12f122 completed March 1, 2026, 9:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac1ce6818081908cd31c9e43395a9f completed March 7, 2026, 12:41 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac1d68f5948190b0c403487b6afddf completed March 7, 2026, 12:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac1d7bb8f88190a1ab493639a4b7ee completed March 7, 2026, 12:43 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.