Triple

T9970843
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pacific–North American plate boundary system E196197 entity
Predicate evolvesFrom P1245 FINISHED
Object Farallon–North American plate boundary
The Farallon–North American plate boundary was an ancient convergent margin along western North America where the Farallon Plate subducted beneath the continent, setting the stage for the modern Pacific–North American plate boundary system.
E831841 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: Farallon–North American plate boundary | Statement: [Pacific–North American plate boundary system, evolvesFrom, Farallon–North American plate boundary]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Farallon–North American plate boundary
Context triple: [Pacific–North American plate boundary system, evolvesFrom, Farallon–North American plate boundary]
  • A. Cocos–North America plate boundary
    The Cocos–North America plate boundary is a convergent tectonic margin where the oceanic Cocos Plate subducts beneath the continental North American Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
  • B. Pacific–North American plate boundary system
    The Pacific–North American plate boundary system is a major tectonic boundary zone where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate interact through a complex network of faults and plate motions along western North America.
  • C. North American plate boundary system
    The North American plate boundary system is the complex network of tectonic plate boundaries and associated fault zones that define the interactions and margins of the North American Plate with adjacent plates.
  • D. Pacific Plate boundary system
    The Pacific Plate boundary system is the extensive network of tectonic plate margins encircling the Pacific Ocean, characterized by subduction zones, transform faults, and spreading centers that generate intense seismic and volcanic activity.
  • E. Pacific margin of the Americas
    The Pacific margin of the Americas is the tectonically active western edge of North and South America, characterized by subduction zones, mountain-building, and frequent earthquakes and volcanism along the Pacific Ocean.
  • 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: Farallon–North American plate boundary
Triple: [Pacific–North American plate boundary system, evolvesFrom, Farallon–North American plate boundary]
Generated description
The Farallon–North American plate boundary was an ancient convergent margin along western North America where the Farallon Plate subducted beneath the continent, setting the stage for the modern Pacific–North American plate boundary system.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Farallon–North American plate boundary
Target entity description: The Farallon–North American plate boundary was an ancient convergent margin along western North America where the Farallon Plate subducted beneath the continent, setting the stage for the modern Pacific–North American plate boundary system.
  • A. Cocos–North America plate boundary
    The Cocos–North America plate boundary is a convergent tectonic margin where the oceanic Cocos Plate subducts beneath the continental North American Plate, generating significant seismic and volcanic activity along Mexico’s Pacific coast.
  • B. Pacific–North American plate boundary system
    The Pacific–North American plate boundary system is a major tectonic boundary zone where the Pacific Plate and North American Plate interact through a complex network of faults and plate motions along western North America.
  • C. North American plate boundary system
    The North American plate boundary system is the complex network of tectonic plate boundaries and associated fault zones that define the interactions and margins of the North American Plate with adjacent plates.
  • D. Pacific Plate boundary system
    The Pacific Plate boundary system is the extensive network of tectonic plate margins encircling the Pacific Ocean, characterized by subduction zones, transform faults, and spreading centers that generate intense seismic and volcanic activity.
  • E. Pacific margin of the Americas
    The Pacific margin of the Americas is the tectonically active western edge of North and South America, characterized by subduction zones, mountain-building, and frequent earthquakes and volcanism along the Pacific Ocean.
  • 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_69ca82eea2b88190a0e511d21a31f386 completed March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdb7b96b1c8190b9d3c1171346615a completed April 2, 2026, 12:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d23dca14d081909573e91a576921c9 completed April 5, 2026, 10:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d23f63a0d08190a3ace2e4bb58a9ac completed April 5, 2026, 10:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d23ff6fdc4819082d8d575a3901ea8 completed April 5, 2026, 10:56 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:48 p.m.