Triple
T802029
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Columbia Plateau |
E17148
|
entity |
| Predicate | erodedBy |
P18790
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Missoula floods
The Missoula floods were a series of cataclysmic Ice Age glacial outburst floods that repeatedly swept across the Pacific Northwest, dramatically reshaping the landscape of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
|
E95487
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Missoula floods | Statement: [Columbia Plateau, erodedBy, Missoula floods]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Missoula floods Context triple: [Columbia Plateau, erodedBy, Missoula floods]
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A.
Peshtigo Fire
The Peshtigo Fire was a catastrophic 1871 forest fire in Wisconsin that remains the deadliest wildfire in United States history.
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B.
Avalanche
Avalanche is the codename for Operation Avalanche, the Allied invasion of mainland Italy during World War II that began with the Salerno landings in September 1943.
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C.
Black Saturday
Black Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday that commemorates Jesus Christ’s body lying in the tomb and his followers’ mourning and waiting.
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D.
Nevada Fall
Nevada Fall is a prominent and picturesque waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, known for its powerful drop and dramatic granite surroundings.
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E.
Great Midwest Fires of 1871
The Great Midwest Fires of 1871 were a series of devastating wildfires across several Midwestern U.S. states, including the infamous Peshtigo Fire, that caused massive destruction and loss of life in early October 1871.
- 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: Missoula floods Triple: [Columbia Plateau, erodedBy, Missoula floods]
Generated description
The Missoula floods were a series of cataclysmic Ice Age glacial outburst floods that repeatedly swept across the Pacific Northwest, dramatically reshaping the landscape of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Missoula floods Target entity description: The Missoula floods were a series of cataclysmic Ice Age glacial outburst floods that repeatedly swept across the Pacific Northwest, dramatically reshaping the landscape of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
-
A.
Peshtigo Fire
The Peshtigo Fire was a catastrophic 1871 forest fire in Wisconsin that remains the deadliest wildfire in United States history.
-
B.
Avalanche
Avalanche is the codename for Operation Avalanche, the Allied invasion of mainland Italy during World War II that began with the Salerno landings in September 1943.
-
C.
Black Saturday
Black Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday that commemorates Jesus Christ’s body lying in the tomb and his followers’ mourning and waiting.
-
D.
Nevada Fall
Nevada Fall is a prominent and picturesque waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, known for its powerful drop and dramatic granite surroundings.
-
E.
Great Midwest Fires of 1871
The Great Midwest Fires of 1871 were a series of devastating wildfires across several Midwestern U.S. states, including the infamous Peshtigo Fire, that caused massive destruction and loss of life in early October 1871.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: erodedBy Context triple: [Columbia Plateau, erodedBy, Missoula floods]
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A.
geomorphologicalProcess
chosen
Indicates a relationship where one entity undergoes or is shaped by natural earth-surface processes that modify landforms and terrain structure.
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B.
dikeBreaches
Indicates that a dike fails or ruptures, allowing water to break through its barrier.
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C.
hasSedimentLoad
Indicates that one entity (typically a water body or flow) carries or transports a certain amount or type of sediment associated with another entity.
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D.
damagedBy
Indicates that one entity has caused harm, impairment, or deterioration to another entity.
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E.
sedimentSource
Indicates that one entity serves as the origin or provider of sediment that is transported to or deposited in another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a49378b9c48190adbf5f62e5b7aca1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ace495348190aec66f35ea90bc89 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a68924e1048190ba60034c8b8b3b9e |
completed | March 3, 2026, 7:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a68a0f581c8190bdb2a9bda9bce1fa |
completed | March 3, 2026, 7:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a6d6042aac8190ba0b092c4b3df66e |
completed | March 3, 2026, 12:37 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4aa70973c8190adbf08302d1103a9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.