Triple
T14676559
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Eurasia |
E344662
|
entity |
| Predicate | borderedBy |
P224
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Africa (across Mediterranean Sea)
Africa (across Mediterranean Sea) refers to the African continent lying south of Europe, separated from Western Eurasia by the Mediterranean Sea and connected by key maritime and historical trade routes.
|
E1113894
|
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: Africa (across Mediterranean Sea) | Statement: [Western Eurasia, borderedBy, Africa (across Mediterranean Sea)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Africa (across Mediterranean Sea) Context triple: [Western Eurasia, borderedBy, Africa (across Mediterranean Sea)]
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A.
North Africa
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.
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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C.
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Africa (across Mediterranean Sea) Triple: [Western Eurasia, borderedBy, Africa (across Mediterranean Sea)]
Generated description
Africa (across Mediterranean Sea) refers to the African continent lying south of Europe, separated from Western Eurasia by the Mediterranean Sea and connected by key maritime and historical trade routes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Africa (across Mediterranean Sea) Target entity description: Africa (across Mediterranean Sea) refers to the African continent lying south of Europe, separated from Western Eurasia by the Mediterranean Sea and connected by key maritime and historical trade routes.
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A.
North Africa
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69d822e34b348190ada4d1cdb6c7c226 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb5666e648190b5faa07076f497b8 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fde17c24e0819089dd9606298f5ac9 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 1:13 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fde6353dec8190b8729d61e7a2a649 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fde72d93788190bd08326c3d2fea48 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:27 a.m.