Triple

T4280858
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject California spotted owl E97145 entity
Predicate nativeTo P410 FINISHED
Object western Sierra Nevada
The western Sierra Nevada is a mountainous region in California characterized by mixed-conifer forests, steep granite terrain, and diverse wildlife habitats.
E428646 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: western Sierra Nevada | Statement: [California spotted owl, nativeTo, western Sierra Nevada]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: western Sierra Nevada
Context triple: [California spotted owl, nativeTo, western Sierra Nevada]
  • A. Southern Sierra Nevada
    The Southern Sierra Nevada is the southern portion of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, known for its dramatic granite peaks, deep valleys, and popular outdoor recreation areas including parts of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
  • B. Northern Sierra Nevada
    The Northern Sierra Nevada is a mountainous region in California known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and long-standing Indigenous presence, including that of the Northern Sierra Miwok people.
  • C. Eastern Sierra
    The Eastern Sierra is a scenic region along the eastern flank of California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its dramatic mountain landscapes, alpine lakes, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
  • D. Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone
    The Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone is a geologic and ecological boundary region in eastern California and western Nevada where the high, granitic Sierra Nevada meets the arid, fault-block ranges and basins of the Great Basin.
  • E. Sierra Nevada wilderness
    Sierra Nevada wilderness is a vast, rugged mountain region in California known for its high granite peaks, alpine lakes, deep canyons, and extensive protected backcountry.
  • 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: western Sierra Nevada
Triple: [California spotted owl, nativeTo, western Sierra Nevada]
Generated description
The western Sierra Nevada is a mountainous region in California characterized by mixed-conifer forests, steep granite terrain, and diverse wildlife habitats.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: western Sierra Nevada
Target entity description: The western Sierra Nevada is a mountainous region in California characterized by mixed-conifer forests, steep granite terrain, and diverse wildlife habitats.
  • A. Southern Sierra Nevada
    The Southern Sierra Nevada is the southern portion of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, known for its dramatic granite peaks, deep valleys, and popular outdoor recreation areas including parts of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
  • B. Northern Sierra Nevada
    The Northern Sierra Nevada is a mountainous region in California known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and long-standing Indigenous presence, including that of the Northern Sierra Miwok people.
  • C. Eastern Sierra
    The Eastern Sierra is a scenic region along the eastern flank of California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its dramatic mountain landscapes, alpine lakes, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
  • D. Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone
    The Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone is a geologic and ecological boundary region in eastern California and western Nevada where the high, granitic Sierra Nevada meets the arid, fault-block ranges and basins of the Great Basin.
  • E. Sierra Nevada wilderness
    Sierra Nevada wilderness is a vast, rugged mountain region in California known for its high granite peaks, alpine lakes, deep canyons, and extensive protected backcountry.
  • 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_69b34544be3c819084d1ab82d29f90c5 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b35037b654819087abbb5ea231eefd completed March 12, 2026, 11:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5c7237b608190ab5aca56027344c4 completed March 14, 2026, 8:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5c7bd187c8190b79894c864ea5b19 completed March 14, 2026, 8:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5c88035dc8190beacf43974a29c78 completed March 14, 2026, 8:43 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:07 p.m.