Triple
T20892863
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Laurasia |
E514450
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedBy |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexander du Toit
Alexander du Toit was a South African geologist known for his influential support of continental drift theory and his proposal of the ancient supercontinents Laurasia and Gondwana.
|
E1456261
|
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: Alexander du Toit | Statement: [Laurasia, namedBy, Alexander du Toit]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander du Toit Context triple: [Laurasia, namedBy, Alexander du Toit]
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A.
Ben du Toit
Ben du Toit is the white South African schoolteacher protagonist of André Brink’s novel "A Dry White Season," whose moral awakening leads him to confront the injustices of apartheid.
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B.
Fanie du Toit
Fanie du Toit is a South African academic and peacebuilding practitioner known for his work on reconciliation, transitional justice, and post-apartheid healing processes.
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C.
Marius Louw
Marius Louw is a South African professional rugby union player known for his performances as a centre in top domestic and international club competitions.
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D.
Pierre Spies
Pierre Spies is a former South African rugby union player best known as a powerful and athletic number eight who represented the Springboks internationally.
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E.
Darrell Roodt
Darrell Roodt is a South African film director known for socially conscious dramas that often explore apartheid and its legacy, including the acclaimed musical film "Sarafina!".
- 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: Alexander du Toit Triple: [Laurasia, namedBy, Alexander du Toit]
Generated description
Alexander du Toit was a South African geologist known for his influential support of continental drift theory and his proposal of the ancient supercontinents Laurasia and Gondwana.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander du Toit Target entity description: Alexander du Toit was a South African geologist known for his influential support of continental drift theory and his proposal of the ancient supercontinents Laurasia and Gondwana.
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A.
Ben du Toit
Ben du Toit is the white South African schoolteacher protagonist of André Brink’s novel "A Dry White Season," whose moral awakening leads him to confront the injustices of apartheid.
-
B.
Fanie du Toit
Fanie du Toit is a South African academic and peacebuilding practitioner known for his work on reconciliation, transitional justice, and post-apartheid healing processes.
-
C.
Marius Louw
Marius Louw is a South African professional rugby union player known for his performances as a centre in top domestic and international club competitions.
-
D.
Pierre Spies
Pierre Spies is a former South African rugby union player best known as a powerful and athletic number eight who represented the Springboks internationally.
-
E.
Darrell Roodt
Darrell Roodt is a South African film director known for socially conscious dramas that often explore apartheid and its legacy, including the acclaimed musical film "Sarafina!".
- 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_69e0b4f7ebe48190952a85547a0f31a1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6d05fecd88190905a0ea80a24406a |
completed | April 21, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0918cb2a54819090ba3768c51b3e54 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a091971e5308190acdf4a65b1e67118 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0919f58008819097e05a187ed4b3de |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:29 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:46 p.m.