Triple
T104019
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cape Colony |
E2100
|
entity |
| Predicate | todayIncludes |
P3475
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Northern Cape |
E10663
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Northern Cape | Statement: [Cape Colony, todayIncludes, Northern Cape]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Cape Context triple: [Cape Colony, todayIncludes, Northern Cape]
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A.
Northern Cape
chosen
The Northern Cape is South Africa’s largest and most sparsely populated province, known for its arid landscapes, diamond mining history, and significant Afrikaans-speaking communities.
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B.
Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape is a province in southeastern South Africa known for its diverse landscapes, Xhosa cultural heritage, and historic cities such as Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) and East London.
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C.
Western Cape
Western Cape is a province in southwestern South Africa known for its large Afrikaner population, coastal landscapes, and the city of Cape Town.
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D.
Gauteng
Gauteng is South Africa’s smallest yet most populous and economically dominant province, encompassing major urban centers like Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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E.
Cape Colony
Cape Colony was a former European settlement and strategic refreshment station at the southern tip of Africa that developed into a key hub of trade, migration, and colonial expansion.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a24e0a5b7c81908d52da08c60dabc4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25b7e2c188190b1dd8aafd4507a99 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a29e45d6488190bc982137255c79f9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.