Triple

T9766854
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Toquima Range E237014 entity
Predicate ecoregion P948 FINISHED
Object Great Basin shrub steppe
The Great Basin shrub steppe is a cold, semi-arid ecoregion of the western United States characterized by extensive sagebrush and shrub-dominated grasslands across interior basins and mountain ranges.
E99199 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: Great Basin shrub steppe | Statement: [Toquima Range, ecoregion, Great Basin shrub steppe]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Basin shrub steppe
Context triple: [Toquima Range, ecoregion, Great Basin shrub steppe]
  • A. Sagebrush steppe desert
    The Sagebrush steppe desert is a cold, semi-arid ecosystem of the western United States characterized by vast open plains dominated by sagebrush shrubs and sparse grasses, supporting unique wildlife adapted to its harsh climate.
  • B. Great Basin–Southwest transition zone
    The Great Basin–Southwest transition zone is a culturally and ecologically diverse border region between the Great Basin and American Southwest, characterized by overlapping Indigenous territories, mixed desert and plateau landscapes, and hybrid cultural traditions.
  • C. Great Basin montane forests
    The Great Basin montane forests are a high-elevation ecoregion of the western United States characterized by isolated mountain ranges with coniferous forests, woodlands, and unique biodiversity surrounded by arid lowlands.
  • D. Great Basin–Mojave transition zone
    The Great Basin–Mojave transition zone is an ecologically and culturally significant desert region in the American Southwest where the Great Basin and Mojave deserts meet, characterized by mixed flora, fauna, and long-standing Indigenous presence.
  • E. Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone
    The Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone is a geologic and ecological boundary region in eastern California and western Nevada where the high, granitic Sierra Nevada meets the arid, fault-block ranges and basins of the Great Basin.
  • 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: Great Basin shrub steppe
Triple: [Toquima Range, ecoregion, Great Basin shrub steppe]
Generated description
The Great Basin shrub steppe is a cold, semi-arid ecoregion of the western United States characterized by extensive sagebrush and shrub-dominated grasslands across interior basins and mountain ranges.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Basin shrub steppe
Target entity description: The Great Basin shrub steppe is a cold, semi-arid ecoregion of the western United States characterized by extensive sagebrush and shrub-dominated grasslands across interior basins and mountain ranges.
  • A. Sagebrush steppe desert chosen
    The Sagebrush steppe desert is a cold, semi-arid ecosystem of the western United States characterized by vast open plains dominated by sagebrush shrubs and sparse grasses, supporting unique wildlife adapted to its harsh climate.
  • B. Great Basin–Southwest transition zone
    The Great Basin–Southwest transition zone is a culturally and ecologically diverse border region between the Great Basin and American Southwest, characterized by overlapping Indigenous territories, mixed desert and plateau landscapes, and hybrid cultural traditions.
  • C. Great Basin montane forests
    The Great Basin montane forests are a high-elevation ecoregion of the western United States characterized by isolated mountain ranges with coniferous forests, woodlands, and unique biodiversity surrounded by arid lowlands.
  • D. Great Basin–Mojave transition zone
    The Great Basin–Mojave transition zone is an ecologically and culturally significant desert region in the American Southwest where the Great Basin and Mojave deserts meet, characterized by mixed flora, fauna, and long-standing Indigenous presence.
  • E. Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone
    The Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone is a geologic and ecological boundary region in eastern California and western Nevada where the high, granitic Sierra Nevada meets the arid, fault-block ranges and basins of the Great Basin.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ca84d831b8819090322686b47887ce completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cda0a15e408190909745cb1c30937d completed April 1, 2026, 10:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1bcfffa6081909f61c66357765d8d completed April 5, 2026, 1:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1bdacce648190a8dfbe5147cc70c6 completed April 5, 2026, 1:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1be74b8cc8190a5961c863f85fa0e completed April 5, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:25 p.m.