Triple

T8467138
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sciurognathi E200191 entity
Predicate includesTaxon P1393 FINISHED
Object Castoridae
Castoridae is the family of large, semi-aquatic rodents commonly known as beavers, noted for their dam-building behavior and ecological engineering of freshwater habitats.
 E736489 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: Castoridae | Statement: [Sciurognathi, includesTaxon, Castoridae]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Castoridae
Context triple: [Sciurognathi, includesTaxon, Castoridae]
  • A. Lipotes
    Lipotes is a genus of freshwater river dolphins best known for the baiji, a critically endangered or possibly extinct species once native to China’s Yangtze River.
  • B. Mephitis
    Mephitis is a genus of skunks known for their distinctive black-and-white coloration and powerful defensive spray.
  • C. River Otter
    The River Otter is a river in Devon, England, known for flowing through towns such as Honiton before reaching the English Channel.
  • D. Beavers
    The Beavers are the athletic teams representing Oregon State University in NCAA Division I sports.
  • E. Beavers
    The Beavers are the athletic teams representing the City College of New York in intercollegiate sports.
  • 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: Castoridae
Triple: [Sciurognathi, includesTaxon, Castoridae]
Generated description
Castoridae is the family of large, semi-aquatic rodents commonly known as beavers, noted for their dam-building behavior and ecological engineering of freshwater habitats.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Castoridae
Target entity description: Castoridae is the family of large, semi-aquatic rodents commonly known as beavers, noted for their dam-building behavior and ecological engineering of freshwater habitats.
  • A. Lipotes
    Lipotes is a genus of freshwater river dolphins best known for the baiji, a critically endangered or possibly extinct species once native to China’s Yangtze River.
  • B. Mephitis
    Mephitis is a genus of skunks known for their distinctive black-and-white coloration and powerful defensive spray.
  • C. River Otter
    The River Otter is a river in Devon, England, known for flowing through towns such as Honiton before reaching the English Channel.
  • D. Beavers
    The Beavers are the athletic teams representing Oregon State University in NCAA Division I sports.
  • E. Beavers
    The Beavers are the athletic teams representing the City College of New York in intercollegiate sports.
  • 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_69ca831a4f348190bfdd09250e86ae35 completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbe4d2eb648190b606411eb6a8f7ea completed March 31, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce39ead11c8190bf1524713a44a6fe completed April 2, 2026, 9:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce3b1e188c8190ad894478141f6501 completed April 2, 2026, 9:47 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce3bfd00948190b3956be3f8c5d547 completed April 2, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:11 p.m.