Triple
T378317
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern African Development Community |
E8618
|
entity |
| Predicate | tradePolicy |
P8748
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area
The Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area is a regional trade bloc that reduces or eliminates tariffs and other barriers to promote freer trade among member states of the Southern African Development Community.
|
E8618
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area | Statement: [Southern African Development Community, tradePolicy, Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area Context triple: [Southern African Development Community, tradePolicy, Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area]
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A.
Southern African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and development among countries in Southern Africa.
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B.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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C.
African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free Trade Area is a pan-African trade bloc aimed at creating a single continental market to boost intra-African trade, economic integration, and development across African Union member states.
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D.
East African Community
The East African Community is a regional intergovernmental organization of several East African countries that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and social development across the region.
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E.
Economic Community of Central African States
The Economic Community of Central African States is a regional organization that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and peace and security among Central African countries.
- 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: Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area Triple: [Southern African Development Community, tradePolicy, Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area]
Generated description
The Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area is a regional trade bloc that reduces or eliminates tariffs and other barriers to promote freer trade among member states of the Southern African Development Community.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area Target entity description: The Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area is a regional trade bloc that reduces or eliminates tariffs and other barriers to promote freer trade among member states of the Southern African Development Community.
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A.
Southern African Development Community
chosen
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and development among countries in Southern Africa.
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B.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic bloc of African states focused on promoting trade integration, economic cooperation, and development across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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C.
African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free Trade Area is a pan-African trade bloc aimed at creating a single continental market to boost intra-African trade, economic integration, and development across African Union member states.
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D.
East African Community
The East African Community is a regional intergovernmental organization of several East African countries that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and social development across the region.
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E.
Economic Community of Central African States
The Economic Community of Central African States is a regional organization that promotes economic integration, political cooperation, and peace and security among Central African countries.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: tradePolicy Context triple: [Southern African Development Community, tradePolicy, Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area]
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A.
isLinkedEconomicallyTo
Indicates that two entities are connected through economic relationships such as trade, investment, financial flows, or shared market dependencies.
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B.
hasFreeTradeAgreement
chosen
Indicates that two entities are linked by a formal free trade agreement that reduces or eliminates trade barriers between them.
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C.
treaty
Indicates a formal, negotiated agreement or pact established between entities, typically states or organizations, that defines mutual obligations, rights, or terms of cooperation.
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D.
customs
Indicates that an entity is responsible for regulating, inspecting, or processing goods and people as they cross a border for legal and tax purposes.
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E.
countryPartner
Indicates a formal partnership relationship between two countries, such as cooperation, alliance, or strategic collaboration.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a2e7f47dd08190a4e294ccbbe46cd4 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec2974988190a1d6316cbb5159c8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4034d395c81909ca1fe0ae6589660 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a404cd31b0819088390ef3a3c704d8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4055b48fc81908a2b7fa1725bbdc4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:22 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2e96351cc8190a55adf95f8c27e9e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:10 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.