Triple
T2353992
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of Zimbabwe |
E47511
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Simba Makoni
Simba Makoni is a Zimbabwean politician and economist, known for serving as finance minister and later running as an independent candidate in the 2008 presidential election.
|
E257676
|
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: Simba Makoni | Statement: [University of Zimbabwe, hasNotableAlumni, Simba Makoni]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simba Makoni Context triple: [University of Zimbabwe, hasNotableAlumni, Simba Makoni]
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A.
Cecil Nyoni
Cecil Nyoni is a Zimbabwean-born professional footballer who has played as a midfielder for various lower-league clubs in England.
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B.
Tongayi Chirisa
Tongayi Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor known for his work in American television and film, including prominent roles in comedy and drama series.
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C.
Tendai Biti
Tendai Biti is a prominent Zimbabwean lawyer, politician, and opposition leader who has served as finance minister and played a key role in challenging Robert Mugabe’s rule.
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D.
Temba
Temba is a township in the City of Tshwane, South Africa, known as a residential area near Hammanskraal in the Gauteng province.
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E.
Popo Molefe
Popo Molefe is a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who played a prominent leadership role in the struggle against apartheid and later in democratic governance.
- 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: Simba Makoni Triple: [University of Zimbabwe, hasNotableAlumni, Simba Makoni]
Generated description
Simba Makoni is a Zimbabwean politician and economist, known for serving as finance minister and later running as an independent candidate in the 2008 presidential election.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simba Makoni Target entity description: Simba Makoni is a Zimbabwean politician and economist, known for serving as finance minister and later running as an independent candidate in the 2008 presidential election.
-
A.
Cecil Nyoni
Cecil Nyoni is a Zimbabwean-born professional footballer who has played as a midfielder for various lower-league clubs in England.
-
B.
Tongayi Chirisa
Tongayi Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor known for his work in American television and film, including prominent roles in comedy and drama series.
-
C.
Tendai Biti
Tendai Biti is a prominent Zimbabwean lawyer, politician, and opposition leader who has served as finance minister and played a key role in challenging Robert Mugabe’s rule.
-
D.
Temba
Temba is a township in the City of Tshwane, South Africa, known as a residential area near Hammanskraal in the Gauteng province.
-
E.
Popo Molefe
Popo Molefe is a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who played a prominent leadership role in the struggle against apartheid and later in democratic governance.
- 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_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. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae971aa3bc8190b0b8b216106dca90 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae9795cf048190bc7a01ef86c12138 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:54 p.m.