Triple
T19973861
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Molopo River basin |
E493635
|
entity |
| Predicate | region |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kalahari semi-arid zone |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Kalahari semi-arid zone | Statement: [Molopo River basin, region, Kalahari semi-arid zone]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalahari semi-arid zone Context triple: [Molopo River basin, region, Kalahari semi-arid zone]
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A.
Kalahari Desert
chosen
The Kalahari Desert is a vast semi-arid sandy savanna in southern Africa known for its red dunes, sparse vegetation, and unique wildlife adapted to its dry conditions.
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B.
Karoo-Namib region
The Karoo-Namib region is a vast arid and semi-arid biogeographical zone in southern Africa, encompassing the Namib Desert and Karoo landscapes known for their extreme dryness and unique adapted flora and fauna.
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C.
African drylands
African drylands are vast arid and semi-arid regions across Africa characterized by low and variable rainfall, fragile ecosystems, and livelihoods heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture and pastoralism.
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D.
Sudan savanna
The Sudan savanna is a broad belt of tropical grassland with scattered trees stretching across central Africa between the Sahel to the north and the wetter forest zones to the south.
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E.
Bushveld region
The Bushveld region is a vast, mineral-rich savanna area in northern South Africa, known for its unique geology, abundant wildlife, and extensive platinum and other metal deposits.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69da626a67648190af9653832a3aeced |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e65bcb72048190aedb4f085ace0493 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 3:17 p.m.