Triple
T4820331
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tarim River |
E107694
|
entity |
| Predicate | crossesDesert |
P37774
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Taklamakan Desert margin |
E128869
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Taklamakan Desert margin | Statement: [Tarim River, crossesDesert, Taklamakan Desert margin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taklamakan Desert margin Context triple: [Tarim River, crossesDesert, Taklamakan Desert margin]
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A.
Taklamakan Desert
chosen
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.
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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.
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.
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D.
Tarim Basin
The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic desert basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key crossroads of the Silk Road and home to diverse ancient cultures.
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E.
Tuwaiq escarpment
The Tuwaiq escarpment is a prominent limestone cliff and natural landmark stretching across central Saudi Arabia, known for its dramatic drop-offs and panoramic desert views.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crossesDesert Context triple: [Tarim River, crossesDesert, Taklamakan Desert margin]
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A.
continentCrossed
Indicates that an entity has traversed from one side of a continent to the other, crossing the continent’s landmass.
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B.
hasNearbyDesert
chosen
Indicates that one entity is located close to or in the vicinity of a desert region associated with another entity.
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C.
crossesWatershed
Indicates that one entity passes from one drainage basin or watershed area into another, traversing the boundary between them.
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D.
crossesMountainPass
Indicates that an entity traverses from one side of a mountain range to another via a defined mountain pass.
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E.
crossingOf
Indicates that one entity serves as the intersection or crossing point of two or more linear features, such as roads, paths, or tracks.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69bd43f9efa081908314cb3e94fa1695 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6ddd17d881909f7731ff2b460e83 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be778a642081908761067765ba09c8 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd6c1fe130819087ae01309f96a0c8 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:24 p.m.