Triple
T4247873
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alxa Plateau |
E95571
|
entity |
| Predicate | contains |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Badain Jaran Desert
The Badain Jaran Desert is a vast desert in northwestern China known for its towering sand dunes and numerous inter-dune lakes.
|
E428259
|
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: Badain Jaran Desert | Statement: [Alxa Plateau, contains, Badain Jaran Desert]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Badain Jaran Desert Context triple: [Alxa Plateau, contains, Badain Jaran Desert]
-
A.
Taklamakan Desert
The Taklamakan Desert is a vast, arid sand desert in China’s Xinjiang region, known for its extreme dryness, shifting dunes, and historical role along the Silk Road.
-
B.
Kharan Desert
The Kharan Desert is a vast, sparsely populated desert region in southwestern Pakistan known for its arid landscape, extreme temperatures, and use as a former nuclear testing site.
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C.
Mingsha Sand Dunes
Mingsha Sand Dunes is a famous desert scenic area near Dunhuang in China, known for its towering sand hills, echoing sands, and views over the nearby Crescent Lake oasis.
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D.
Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert is a vast cold desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia, known for its harsh climate, sparse vegetation, and role as part of the historical Mongol Empire and Silk Road.
-
E.
Karakum Desert
The Karakum Desert is a vast arid region covering much of Turkmenistan, known for its extreme climate, sparse population, and significant oil and natural gas reserves.
- 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: Badain Jaran Desert Triple: [Alxa Plateau, contains, Badain Jaran Desert]
Generated description
The Badain Jaran Desert is a vast desert in northwestern China known for its towering sand dunes and numerous inter-dune lakes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Badain Jaran Desert Target entity description: The Badain Jaran Desert is a vast desert in northwestern China known for its towering sand dunes and numerous inter-dune lakes.
-
A.
Taklamakan Desert
The Taklamakan Desert is a vast, arid sand desert in China’s Xinjiang region, known for its extreme dryness, shifting dunes, and historical role along the Silk Road.
-
B.
Kharan Desert
The Kharan Desert is a vast, sparsely populated desert region in southwestern Pakistan known for its arid landscape, extreme temperatures, and use as a former nuclear testing site.
-
C.
Mingsha Sand Dunes
Mingsha Sand Dunes is a famous desert scenic area near Dunhuang in China, known for its towering sand hills, echoing sands, and views over the nearby Crescent Lake oasis.
-
D.
Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert is a vast cold desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia, known for its harsh climate, sparse vegetation, and role as part of the historical Mongol Empire and Silk Road.
-
E.
Karakum Desert
The Karakum Desert is a vast arid region covering much of Turkmenistan, known for its extreme climate, sparse population, and significant oil and natural gas reserves.
- 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_69b3453d91548190b4d4ef8fe52aa2ac |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34e9cb71481909b4baa370193148f |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5c7151108819082b2f37945d6139e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5c79491a48190865aaa674baebd9b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5c80ecc7481908deb061969a82c59 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:06 p.m.