Triple
T2199811
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Livingstone |
E50461
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa is David Livingstone’s influential 1857 travel narrative detailing his explorations, missionary work, and geographical and ethnographic observations across southern Africa.
|
E241471
|
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: Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | Statement: [David Livingstone, notableWork, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa Context triple: [David Livingstone, notableWork, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa]
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A.
Gandhi heritage sites in South Africa
Gandhi heritage sites in South Africa are a collection of historically significant locations associated with Mahatma Gandhi’s life, activism, and development of his philosophy during his years in the country.
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B.
Voortrekkers
The Voortrekkers were Dutch-speaking Boer pioneers who migrated inland from the Cape Colony during the 1830s–1840s Great Trek, founding independent republics and playing a central role in early Afrikaner history.
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C.
Southern African Collection
The Southern African Collection is a specialized garden area showcasing plant species native to southern Africa within the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne.
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D.
South African History Online
South African History Online is a digital history project and educational resource that documents and interprets South Africa’s political, social, and cultural past, with a strong focus on anti-apartheid struggles and marginalized narratives.
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E.
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia
"Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia" is the published account by explorer Edward John Eyre detailing his overland explorations and observations of the Australian interior in the 1840s.
- 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: Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa Triple: [David Livingstone, notableWork, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa]
Generated description
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa is David Livingstone’s influential 1857 travel narrative detailing his explorations, missionary work, and geographical and ethnographic observations across southern Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa Target entity description: Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa is David Livingstone’s influential 1857 travel narrative detailing his explorations, missionary work, and geographical and ethnographic observations across southern Africa.
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A.
Gandhi heritage sites in South Africa
Gandhi heritage sites in South Africa are a collection of historically significant locations associated with Mahatma Gandhi’s life, activism, and development of his philosophy during his years in the country.
-
B.
Voortrekkers
The Voortrekkers were Dutch-speaking Boer pioneers who migrated inland from the Cape Colony during the 1830s–1840s Great Trek, founding independent republics and playing a central role in early Afrikaner history.
-
C.
Southern African Collection
The Southern African Collection is a specialized garden area showcasing plant species native to southern Africa within the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne.
-
D.
South African History Online
South African History Online is a digital history project and educational resource that documents and interprets South Africa’s political, social, and cultural past, with a strong focus on anti-apartheid struggles and marginalized narratives.
-
E.
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia
"Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia" is the published account by explorer Edward John Eyre detailing his overland explorations and observations of the Australian interior in the 1840s.
- 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_69a88b044ab48190add007487680f009 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbf9e99f08190892d34485c8f2f25 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae5dbb6e8481908610337cfd2a4bd1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae5e4a45a08190bd96af6cda06ab35 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae5ec4a35c8190bffc7a183497e764 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.