Triple
T5415542
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fennoscandian Ice Sheet |
E121119
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorGlaciation |
P8808
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Saalian glaciation
The Saalian glaciation was a major Middle Pleistocene ice age in northern Europe, during which extensive ice sheets covered large parts of the continent.
|
E520209
|
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: Saalian glaciation | Statement: [Fennoscandian Ice Sheet, majorGlaciation, Saalian glaciation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saalian glaciation Context triple: [Fennoscandian Ice Sheet, majorGlaciation, Saalian glaciation]
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A.
Gaskiers glaciation
Gaskiers glaciation was a brief but intense Neoproterozoic ice age, occurring around 580 million years ago, that is associated with widespread glacial deposits and may have influenced early animal evolution.
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B.
Würm glaciation
The Würm glaciation was the last major glacial period of the Pleistocene in the Alps, marked by extensive ice coverage and shaping much of the region’s modern landscape.
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C.
Huronian glaciation
The Huronian glaciation was one of Earth's earliest and longest ice ages, occurring over 2.4 billion years ago and likely linked to the Great Oxidation Event and major climatic shifts.
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D.
Last Glacial Maximum
The Last Glacial Maximum was the most recent period in Earth’s history when ice sheets reached their greatest extent, dramatically lowering sea levels and reshaping global climates and ecosystems.
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E.
Marinoan glaciation
The Marinoan glaciation was a major Neoproterozoic ice age, likely a global or near-global “Snowball Earth” event that occurred around 650–635 million years ago.
- 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: Saalian glaciation Triple: [Fennoscandian Ice Sheet, majorGlaciation, Saalian glaciation]
Generated description
The Saalian glaciation was a major Middle Pleistocene ice age in northern Europe, during which extensive ice sheets covered large parts of the continent.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saalian glaciation Target entity description: The Saalian glaciation was a major Middle Pleistocene ice age in northern Europe, during which extensive ice sheets covered large parts of the continent.
-
A.
Gaskiers glaciation
Gaskiers glaciation was a brief but intense Neoproterozoic ice age, occurring around 580 million years ago, that is associated with widespread glacial deposits and may have influenced early animal evolution.
-
B.
Würm glaciation
The Würm glaciation was the last major glacial period of the Pleistocene in the Alps, marked by extensive ice coverage and shaping much of the region’s modern landscape.
-
C.
Huronian glaciation
The Huronian glaciation was one of Earth's earliest and longest ice ages, occurring over 2.4 billion years ago and likely linked to the Great Oxidation Event and major climatic shifts.
-
D.
Last Glacial Maximum
The Last Glacial Maximum was the most recent period in Earth’s history when ice sheets reached their greatest extent, dramatically lowering sea levels and reshaping global climates and ecosystems.
-
E.
Marinoan glaciation
The Marinoan glaciation was a major Neoproterozoic ice age, likely a global or near-global “Snowball Earth” event that occurred around 650–635 million years ago.
- 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_69bd463a41cc8190b32ff5af2b96ca93 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd91ae18cc8190aefe610f91b5382c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf4121edc4819081fdb79dcc182540 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf428d60348190a1368e81d8bf354d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 1:14 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf42e470e0819091d1410e717c2470 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 1:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:05 p.m.