Triple
T9128517
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Snowball Earth glaciations |
E219023
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasHypothesisVariant |
P86345
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
slushball Earth
Slushball Earth is a hypothesis proposing that during ancient global glaciations, Earth’s oceans were mostly ice-covered but retained thin equatorial melt zones of open or slushy water, allowing some climate and biological activity to persist.
|
E779331
|
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: slushball Earth | Statement: [Snowball Earth glaciations, hasHypothesisVariant, slushball Earth]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: slushball Earth Context triple: [Snowball Earth glaciations, hasHypothesisVariant, slushball Earth]
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A.
Slush Gusher
Slush Gusher is a high-speed body slide attraction at Disney's Blizzard Beach themed as a snow-covered ski slope.
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B.
Sunny Earth
"Sunny Earth" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis from his 1998 electronic and ambient album "Earth."
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C.
Figures of Earth
Figures of Earth is a 1921 fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell that follows the ironic, picaresque rise of the peasant Manuel to power in the mythical land of Poictesme.
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D.
Earth-Numb
Earth-Numb is a poem by Ted Hughes included in his collection *Moortown Diary*, reflecting his characteristic intense engagement with nature and rural life.
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E.
Curve of the Earth
Curve of the Earth is an indie rock album by the English band Mystery Jets, noted for its atmospheric sound and introspective songwriting.
- 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: slushball Earth Triple: [Snowball Earth glaciations, hasHypothesisVariant, slushball Earth]
Generated description
Slushball Earth is a hypothesis proposing that during ancient global glaciations, Earth’s oceans were mostly ice-covered but retained thin equatorial melt zones of open or slushy water, allowing some climate and biological activity to persist.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: slushball Earth Target entity description: Slushball Earth is a hypothesis proposing that during ancient global glaciations, Earth’s oceans were mostly ice-covered but retained thin equatorial melt zones of open or slushy water, allowing some climate and biological activity to persist.
-
A.
Slush Gusher
Slush Gusher is a high-speed body slide attraction at Disney's Blizzard Beach themed as a snow-covered ski slope.
-
B.
Sunny Earth
"Sunny Earth" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis from his 1998 electronic and ambient album "Earth."
-
C.
Figures of Earth
Figures of Earth is a 1921 fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell that follows the ironic, picaresque rise of the peasant Manuel to power in the mythical land of Poictesme.
-
D.
Earth-Numb
Earth-Numb is a poem by Ted Hughes included in his collection *Moortown Diary*, reflecting his characteristic intense engagement with nature and rural life.
-
E.
Curve of the Earth
Curve of the Earth is an indie rock album by the English band Mystery Jets, noted for its atmospheric sound and introspective songwriting.
- 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_69ca83debfc0819095800583e97ab10f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca8cc85b081908ee80db0e3b7df15 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d030a934988190976aa359f9f902c3 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d032a7d9808190a4b3be86e49afb22 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d0337057048190af062152688599a1 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:18 p.m.