Triple

T1500298
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Carnivora E29779 entity
Predicate includesFamily P3600 FINISHED
Object Mephitidae
Mephitidae is a family of mammals best known for skunks and their close relatives, characterized by their ability to spray a strong-smelling defensive secretion.
E172890 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: Mephitidae | Statement: [Carnivora, includesFamily, Mephitidae]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mephitidae
Context triple: [Carnivora, includesFamily, Mephitidae]
  • A. Mustelidae
    Mustelidae is a diverse family of small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals that includes weasels, otters, badgers, ferrets, and wolverines, known for their elongated bodies and often fierce hunting behavior.
  • B. Petauridae
    Petauridae is a family of small, nocturnal Australasian marsupials that includes gliders and striped possums known for their ability to glide or leap between trees.
  • C. Eupleridae
    Eupleridae is a family of carnivorous mammals endemic to Madagascar, including animals such as the fossa and Malagasy mongooses, that evolved from a common ancestor related to other carnivorans.
  • D. Callosciurinae
    Callosciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels that includes many colorful tree squirrel species native primarily to Southeast Asia.
  • E. Feliformia
    Feliformia is a suborder of carnivorous mammals that includes cats, hyenas, mongooses, and related species characterized by specialized skull and dental features.
  • 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: Mephitidae
Triple: [Carnivora, includesFamily, Mephitidae]
Generated description
Mephitidae is a family of mammals best known for skunks and their close relatives, characterized by their ability to spray a strong-smelling defensive secretion.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mephitidae
Target entity description: Mephitidae is a family of mammals best known for skunks and their close relatives, characterized by their ability to spray a strong-smelling defensive secretion.
  • A. Mustelidae
    Mustelidae is a diverse family of small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals that includes weasels, otters, badgers, ferrets, and wolverines, known for their elongated bodies and often fierce hunting behavior.
  • B. Petauridae
    Petauridae is a family of small, nocturnal Australasian marsupials that includes gliders and striped possums known for their ability to glide or leap between trees.
  • C. Eupleridae
    Eupleridae is a family of carnivorous mammals endemic to Madagascar, including animals such as the fossa and Malagasy mongooses, that evolved from a common ancestor related to other carnivorans.
  • D. Callosciurinae
    Callosciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels that includes many colorful tree squirrel species native primarily to Southeast Asia.
  • E. Feliformia
    Feliformia is a suborder of carnivorous mammals that includes cats, hyenas, mongooses, and related species characterized by specialized skull and dental features.
  • 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_69a498dba1d8819093b46a3a8d2485f1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c6f2d7f881909188a3e5614335cd completed March 1, 2026, 11:08 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad2331b49881908672251bb86418df completed March 8, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad23d86d088190bbea03d5d49bc009 completed March 8, 2026, 7:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad2459c38c8190a8c166c2743a8936 completed March 8, 2026, 7:25 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.