Triple
T1962397
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pietermaritzburg |
E42615
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedOnRiver |
P165
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Msunduzi River
The Msunduzi River is a significant waterway in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, flowing through Pietermaritzburg and forming part of the uMngeni River system.
|
E182106
|
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: Msunduzi River | Statement: [Pietermaritzburg, locatedOnRiver, Msunduzi River]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Msunduzi River Context triple: [Pietermaritzburg, locatedOnRiver, Msunduzi River]
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A.
Funza River
The Funza River is a significant waterway in central Colombia that drains the Bogotá savanna and forms part of the upper basin of the Magdalena River.
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B.
Meshwo River
Meshwo River is a smaller river in western India that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the Sabarmati River system.
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C.
Notwane River
The Notwane River is a significant river in southern Africa that flows through Botswana and parts of South Africa before joining the Limpopo River.
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D.
Umgeni River
The Umgeni River is a major river in South Africa that flows through KwaZulu-Natal to the Indian Ocean, passing through the city of Durban and supporting important ecological and urban systems.
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E.
Khami River
The Khami River is a watercourse in southwestern Zimbabwe that flows near the historic Khami Ruins, an important archaeological site of the precolonial Torwa state.
- 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: Msunduzi River Triple: [Pietermaritzburg, locatedOnRiver, Msunduzi River]
Generated description
The Msunduzi River is a significant waterway in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, flowing through Pietermaritzburg and forming part of the uMngeni River system.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Msunduzi River Target entity description: The Msunduzi River is a significant waterway in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, flowing through Pietermaritzburg and forming part of the uMngeni River system.
-
A.
Funza River
The Funza River is a significant waterway in central Colombia that drains the Bogotá savanna and forms part of the upper basin of the Magdalena River.
-
B.
Meshwo River
Meshwo River is a smaller river in western India that serves as one of the tributaries feeding into the Sabarmati River system.
-
C.
Notwane River
The Notwane River is a significant river in southern Africa that flows through Botswana and parts of South Africa before joining the Limpopo River.
-
D.
Umgeni River
chosen
The Umgeni River is a major river in South Africa that flows through KwaZulu-Natal to the Indian Ocean, passing through the city of Durban and supporting important ecological and urban systems.
-
E.
Khami River
The Khami River is a watercourse in southwestern Zimbabwe that flows near the historic Khami Ruins, an important archaeological site of the precolonial Torwa state.
- 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_69a88711151c8190940b2572095059d7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb3aae8c48190afae2cf3af2ae4e9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae95eb4db481909ab7507147f1d674 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae96b399608190bfa846c433612142 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae977aac9c8190b5fecd5fea8893fd |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.