Triple

T7388895
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mustelidae E170449 entity
Predicate notableSpecies P965 FINISHED
Object Taxidea taxus
Taxidea taxus, commonly known as the American badger, is a burrowing carnivorous mammal native to North America and a member of the weasel family.
E660838 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: Taxidea taxus | Statement: [Mustelidae, notableSpecies, Taxidea taxus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taxidea taxus
Context triple: [Mustelidae, notableSpecies, Taxidea taxus]
  • A. Taxus
    Taxus is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as yews, valued for their ornamental use and as a source of the anti-cancer compound paclitaxel.
  • B. Cephalotaxus
    Cephalotaxus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous shrubs and trees, commonly known as plum yews, native to East Asia and valued for their ornamental foliage and shade tolerance.
  • C. Tetradium
    Tetradium is a small genus of flowering trees in the citrus family Rutaceae, known for their aromatic foliage and nectar-rich blossoms that attract pollinators.
  • D. Taxales
    Taxales is a small order of coniferous gymnosperms that traditionally includes yew-like trees and shrubs such as those in the family Cephalotaxaceae.
  • E. Widdringtonia
    Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
  • 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: Taxidea taxus
Triple: [Mustelidae, notableSpecies, Taxidea taxus]
Generated description
Taxidea taxus, commonly known as the American badger, is a burrowing carnivorous mammal native to North America and a member of the weasel family.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taxidea taxus
Target entity description: Taxidea taxus, commonly known as the American badger, is a burrowing carnivorous mammal native to North America and a member of the weasel family.
  • A. Taxus
    Taxus is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees and shrubs, commonly known as yews, valued for their ornamental use and as a source of the anti-cancer compound paclitaxel.
  • B. Cephalotaxus
    Cephalotaxus is a small genus of evergreen coniferous shrubs and trees, commonly known as plum yews, native to East Asia and valued for their ornamental foliage and shade tolerance.
  • C. Tetradium
    Tetradium is a small genus of flowering trees in the citrus family Rutaceae, known for their aromatic foliage and nectar-rich blossoms that attract pollinators.
  • D. Taxales
    Taxales is a small order of coniferous gymnosperms that traditionally includes yew-like trees and shrubs such as those in the family Cephalotaxaceae.
  • E. Widdringtonia
    Widdringtonia is a small genus of African coniferous trees commonly known as African cypresses, valued for their durable timber and ecological importance.
  • 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_69c68a5e2c9081909e713ce866e0060a completed March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f1f512d881908056bdb88a58bea4 completed March 27, 2026, 9:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c802e71bfc8190b45eb951c0311fce completed March 28, 2026, 4:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c8038127408190947cb7002ccc0dec completed March 28, 2026, 4:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c8040a40088190b37192429678fd3e completed March 28, 2026, 4:38 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:09 p.m.