Triple
T2026741
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pannotia |
E44423
|
entity |
| Predicate | continentIncludedRegion |
P17379
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
proto-Africa
Proto-Africa was an ancient continental landmass that formed a major part of the Neoproterozoic supercontinent Pannotia and a precursor to the modern African continent.
|
E226605
|
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: proto-Africa | Statement: [Pannotia, continentIncludedRegion, proto-Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: proto-Africa Context triple: [Pannotia, continentIncludedRegion, proto-Africa]
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A.
Proto-Bantu
Proto-Bantu is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Bantu language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods to represent their original phonology, grammar, and core vocabulary.
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B.
Proto-Barito
Proto-Barito is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Barito subgroup of Austronesian languages is derived.
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C.
Nilo-Saharan languages
Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
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D.
Aslian languages
Aslian languages are a subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia and parts of southern Thailand.
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E.
Classis Africana
Classis Africana was a Roman imperial fleet responsible for protecting sea routes and transporting grain and troops between North Africa and Italy.
- 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: proto-Africa Triple: [Pannotia, continentIncludedRegion, proto-Africa]
Generated description
Proto-Africa was an ancient continental landmass that formed a major part of the Neoproterozoic supercontinent Pannotia and a precursor to the modern African continent.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: proto-Africa Target entity description: Proto-Africa was an ancient continental landmass that formed a major part of the Neoproterozoic supercontinent Pannotia and a precursor to the modern African continent.
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A.
Proto-Bantu
Proto-Bantu is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Bantu language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods to represent their original phonology, grammar, and core vocabulary.
-
B.
Proto-Barito
Proto-Barito is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Barito subgroup of Austronesian languages is derived.
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C.
Nilo-Saharan languages
Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
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D.
Aslian languages
Aslian languages are a subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia and parts of southern Thailand.
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E.
Classis Africana
Classis Africana was a Roman imperial fleet responsible for protecting sea routes and transporting grain and troops between North Africa and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: continentIncludedRegion Context triple: [Pannotia, continentIncludedRegion, proto-Africa]
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A.
continentOfUse
Indicates the continent where something is primarily used or in effect.
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B.
countryRegion
Indicates that a country is located within, or belongs to, a specific geographic or administrative region.
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C.
countryOrRegion
Indicates that one entity is a country or geographic region associated with another entity (such as its location, jurisdiction, or area of relevance).
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D.
continentalPortion
chosen
Indicates that one entity represents the part or portion of a continent to which the other entity belongs or is associated.
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E.
continentInvolved
Indicates that a particular continent participates in, is affected by, or plays a role in a specified event, process, or relationship.
- 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_69a889144f2481909932f0746a93023d |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb91055d88190a980e7b42e5895d4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0afc9e3c8190a045ef1c987c4141 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae0d524a048190ac290b0a9939d2bf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae0dbf06008190b595de89f17c0104 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:01 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abb7a656248190ac2ced196b35bc6b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.