Triple
T2455263
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African |
E54404
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCapitalCity |
P204
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bloemfontein |
E24732
|
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: Bloemfontein | Statement: [South African, hasCapitalCity, Bloemfontein]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bloemfontein Context triple: [South African, hasCapitalCity, Bloemfontein]
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A.
Bloemfontein
chosen
Bloemfontein is a major South African city known as the seat of the country’s highest courts and one of its three national capitals.
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B.
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom is a historic university town in South Africa known for its academic institutions, military base, and role in the North West province’s agriculture and industry.
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C.
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.
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D.
Grahamstown
Grahamstown is a historic university town in South Africa, renowned for its colonial-era architecture and the annual National Arts Festival.
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E.
Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
- 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_69ab49dee84c819096b50a0049c347ac |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd105054c819081286729749a347c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5626f1848819081f1b6e0128a8e91 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.