Triple

T18715878
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Antarctic tern E457638 entity
Predicate binomialName P569 FINISHED
Object Sterna vittata
Sterna vittata is a small seabird species of tern native to subantarctic and Antarctic regions, known for its graceful flight and coastal breeding colonies.
E647525 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: Sterna vittata | Statement: [Antarctic tern, binomialName, Sterna vittata]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterna vittata
Context triple: [Antarctic tern, binomialName, Sterna vittata]
  • A. Sterna
    Sterna is a genus of seabirds in the tern family that includes species such as the Arctic tern, known for their graceful flight and long-distance migrations.
  • B. Sternula
    Sternula is a genus of small terns in the family Laridae, comprising several diminutive coastal seabird species found in warm and temperate regions worldwide.
  • C. Caspian tern
    The Caspian tern is a large, powerful seabird and the world’s biggest tern species, known for its stout red bill and wide distribution across coastal and inland waters worldwide.
  • D. Sternula nereis
    Sternula nereis is a small coastal tern species found in Australasia, including New Zealand and Australia, known for its pale plumage and association with sandy and estuarine shorelines.
  • E. River Tern
    The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
  • 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: Sterna vittata
Triple: [Antarctic tern, binomialName, Sterna vittata]
Generated description
Sterna vittata is a small seabird species of tern native to subantarctic and Antarctic regions, known for its graceful flight and coastal breeding colonies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterna vittata
Target entity description: Sterna vittata is a small seabird species of tern native to subantarctic and Antarctic regions, known for its graceful flight and coastal breeding colonies.
  • A. Sterna chosen
    Sterna is a genus of seabirds in the tern family that includes species such as the Arctic tern, known for their graceful flight and long-distance migrations.
  • B. Sternula
    Sternula is a genus of small terns in the family Laridae, comprising several diminutive coastal seabird species found in warm and temperate regions worldwide.
  • C. Caspian tern
    The Caspian tern is a large, powerful seabird and the world’s biggest tern species, known for its stout red bill and wide distribution across coastal and inland waters worldwide.
  • D. Sternula nereis
    Sternula nereis is a small coastal tern species found in Australasia, including New Zealand and Australia, known for its pale plumage and association with sandy and estuarine shorelines.
  • E. River Tern
    The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England, known as a tributary of the River Severn flowing through rural landscapes and historic market towns.
  • 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_69d8d393ba9c8190a8b03b04ddbb0a09 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e56ab611bc819085164f252ac3a390 completed April 19, 2026, 11:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a05325284c0819095a5d659f233ef3e completed May 14, 2026, 2:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a053312e27c8190a570558563baf8cd completed May 14, 2026, 2:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a05339f415481909cfc5864a9a4b35a completed May 14, 2026, 2:29 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:50 a.m.