Triple
T13111143
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | British Western Desert Force |
E310972
|
entity |
| Predicate | operationalArea |
P794
|
FINISHED |
| Object | North Africa |
E2576
|
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: North Africa | Statement: [British Western Desert Force, operationalArea, North Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North Africa Context triple: [British Western Desert Force, operationalArea, North Africa]
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A.
North Africa
chosen
North Africa is a region encompassing the northernmost countries of the African continent, characterized by its Sahara Desert landscapes, Mediterranean coastline, and a cultural blend of Arab, Berber, and African influences.
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B.
Northeast Africa
Northeast Africa is a region of the African continent that encompasses countries along the northeastern corner, including areas around the Nile River and the Red Sea.
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C.
Maghrib
Maghrib is the Islamic sunset prayer, one of the five daily obligatory prayers in Islam.
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D.
Northwest Africa
Northwest Africa is a geographic region of the African continent that includes countries along its northwestern Atlantic coast, such as Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara, and parts of neighboring states.
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E.
Trans-Saharan Africa
Trans-Saharan Africa is the vast region spanning the Sahara Desert and its surrounding countries in North and West Africa, historically significant for trade routes and contemporary security and counterterrorism operations.
- 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_69d806a872d08190a329806f8ff30df4 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9817e4f408190b77c198b4157d77a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6e27d8110819087ade3537f867ae0 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:05 p.m.