Triple
T13707393
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 31st parallel north |
E328676
|
entity |
| Predicate | crossesContinent |
P111267
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Africa |
E1402
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Africa | Statement: [31st parallel north, crossesContinent, Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Africa Context triple: [31st parallel north, crossesContinent, Africa]
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A.
Africa
chosen
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, known for its vast cultural diversity, rich natural resources, and significant historical and ecological importance.
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B.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the geographically expansive and culturally diverse region of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert, encompassing dozens of countries with rapidly growing populations and economies.
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C.
All Africa
All Africa is a movement from Max Roach’s landmark civil rights-era jazz work "We Insist! Freedom Now Suite," known for its powerful evocation of African rhythms and anti-colonial struggle.
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D.
Afrika
Afrika is a surname most notably borne by South African rugby sevens star Cecil Afrika.
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E.
West Africa
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crossesContinent Context triple: [31st parallel north, crossesContinent, Africa]
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A.
continentCrossed
Indicates that an entity has traversed from one side of a continent to the other, crossing the continent’s landmass.
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B.
journeysAcross
Indicates that an entity travels or moves from one side or area to another, passing over or through an intervening space or boundary.
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C.
crossingOf
Indicates that one entity serves as the intersection or crossing point of two or more linear features, such as roads, paths, or tracks.
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D.
locatedInTranscontinentalCountry
Indicates that an entity is situated within a country whose territory spans more than one continent.
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E.
oftenCrossedOn
Indicates that one entity is frequently traversed or passed over by another entity.
- 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_69d80770b9bc81909f70c8c317d53cff |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dcad18d48c8190a26be865c31975d6 |
completed | April 13, 2026, 8:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7a83eddac81909376c36452bfa38b |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:55 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69dbbe92d77c81908e0244cffb7f78c5 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69dbc59ca1a88190a6abd3bd00554c93 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:54 p.m.