Triple
T188647
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South Africa |
E3669
|
entity |
| Predicate | province |
P604
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Western Cape |
E9657
|
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: Western Cape | Statement: [South Africa, province, Western Cape]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Cape Context triple: [South Africa, province, Western Cape]
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A.
Western Cape
chosen
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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B.
Northern Cape
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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C.
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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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.
Transvaal
Transvaal was a former Boer republic and later British colony in what is now northeastern South Africa, central to the conflicts and politics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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_69a2548debd48190ae3a06d6e65b53c6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2594abeec8190a48f36817e647fcd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3232d589081909a56c0ef7349c59e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:17 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:41 a.m.