Triple
T1456005
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tulare Basin |
E31401
|
entity |
| Predicate | containsFormer |
P23708
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tulare Lake
Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the United States, located in California’s southern San Joaquin Valley.
|
E171781
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Tulare Lake | Statement: [Tulare Basin, containsFormer, Tulare Lake]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tulare Lake Context triple: [Tulare Basin, containsFormer, Tulare Lake]
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A.
Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is a large, saline, endorheic lake in the Colorado Desert of Southern California, known for its fluctuating water levels, high salinity, and significant environmental and ecological challenges.
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B.
Mono Lake
Mono Lake is a large, ancient saline soda lake in eastern California renowned for its striking tufa towers, high salinity, and unique ecosystem supporting migratory birds and brine shrimp.
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C.
Owens Lake
Owens Lake is a largely dry, saline lake in California’s Eastern Sierra region, known for its dust pollution issues and ongoing environmental restoration efforts.
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D.
Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake is a large reservoir in Northern California known for its extensive shoreline, houseboating, and proximity to Mount Shasta.
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E.
West Basin
West Basin is a western section of Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, known for its waterfront promenades, recreational spaces, and proximity to key civic and cultural precincts.
- 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: Tulare Lake Triple: [Tulare Basin, containsFormer, Tulare Lake]
Generated description
Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the United States, located in California’s southern San Joaquin Valley.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tulare Lake Target entity description: Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the United States, located in California’s southern San Joaquin Valley.
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A.
Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is a large, saline, endorheic lake in the Colorado Desert of Southern California, known for its fluctuating water levels, high salinity, and significant environmental and ecological challenges.
-
B.
Mono Lake
Mono Lake is a large, ancient saline soda lake in eastern California renowned for its striking tufa towers, high salinity, and unique ecosystem supporting migratory birds and brine shrimp.
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C.
Owens Lake
Owens Lake is a largely dry, saline lake in California’s Eastern Sierra region, known for its dust pollution issues and ongoing environmental restoration efforts.
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D.
Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake is a large reservoir in Northern California known for its extensive shoreline, houseboating, and proximity to Mount Shasta.
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E.
West Basin
West Basin is a western section of Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin, known for its waterfront promenades, recreational spaces, and proximity to key civic and cultural precincts.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: containsFormer Context triple: [Tulare Basin, containsFormer, Tulare Lake]
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A.
hasFormerAnchor
Indicates that an entity previously served as an anchor (e.g., host or main presenter) for another entity, but no longer holds that role.
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B.
containsForm
Indicates that one entity includes or encapsulates another entity as a form, structure, or representation within it.
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C.
isFormerEntity
Indicates that an entity previously held a particular status, role, or identity but no longer does so.
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D.
hasFormerService
Indicates that an entity previously provided a service to another entity but no longer does so.
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E.
previouslyComposedOf
chosen
Indicates that something was formerly made up of or constituted by certain parts, elements, or members, but no longer is.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a49917dfc081909acdbdf5d684f1ef |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c581714881909bf4c2bad9645176 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad2328670c819087a2d8b047b67ee8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad23ac782481909575f00ce3d7b382 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad24411d0081909ab2fab326eecd6d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4c47cdbd0819092022344a2f4ad7b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.