Triple
T2353988
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of Zimbabwe |
E47511
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Welshman Ncube |
E247763
|
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: Welshman Ncube | Statement: [University of Zimbabwe, hasNotableAlumni, Welshman Ncube]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Welshman Ncube Context triple: [University of Zimbabwe, hasNotableAlumni, Welshman Ncube]
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A.
Welshman Ncube
chosen
Welshman Ncube is a Zimbabwean lawyer, academic, and politician who became a prominent opposition leader and key figure in the Movement for Democratic Change.
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B.
Malan
Malan is a surname of Afrikaans and French Huguenot origin, notably borne by figures such as South African prime minister D. F. Malan.
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C.
Eric Cradock
Eric Cradock was a Canadian sports promoter and businessman best known as a co-founder and early owner of the Toronto Huskies basketball team.
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D.
Arthur Mutambara
Arthur Mutambara is a Zimbabwean robotics professor, former deputy prime minister, and prominent opposition politician who led a faction of the Movement for Democratic Change.
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E.
Tony Kgoroge
Tony Kgoroge is a South African actor known for his roles in prominent films and television series, particularly those depicting South African history and social issues.
- 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_69a88a1b678c8190bce986922ba60ce0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc6fbb1fc8190b97f4e4ed386abc3 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae9633ce3c81908581e7e0f8211ac1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:54 p.m.