Triple

T4516856
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pravin Gordhan E102172 entity
Predicate educatedAt P5 FINISHED
Object University of Durban-Westville
The University of Durban-Westville was a South African higher education institution in Durban known for serving predominantly Indian students during apartheid and later merging into the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
E451456 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: University of Durban-Westville | Statement: [Pravin Gordhan, educatedAt, University of Durban-Westville]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Durban-Westville
Context triple: [Pravin Gordhan, educatedAt, University of Durban-Westville]
  • A. University of the Western Cape
    The University of the Western Cape is a public research university in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa, known for its role in the anti-apartheid movement and its focus on social justice and community engagement.
  • B. University of Johannesburg
    The University of Johannesburg is a major South African public university known for its diverse academic programs and strong research output, located in the city of Johannesburg.
  • C. Walter Sisulu University
    Walter Sisulu University is a South African public university named after anti-apartheid activist Walter Sisulu, serving the Eastern Cape region through multiple campuses and a focus on community-oriented education.
  • D. University of Fort Hare
    The University of Fort Hare is a historically significant South African institution renowned for educating many prominent African leaders, including Nelson Mandela.
  • E. University of Pretoria
    The University of Pretoria is a leading South African public research university known for its comprehensive academic programs and strong emphasis on innovation and professional education.
  • 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: University of Durban-Westville
Triple: [Pravin Gordhan, educatedAt, University of Durban-Westville]
Generated description
The University of Durban-Westville was a South African higher education institution in Durban known for serving predominantly Indian students during apartheid and later merging into the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Durban-Westville
Target entity description: The University of Durban-Westville was a South African higher education institution in Durban known for serving predominantly Indian students during apartheid and later merging into the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
  • A. University of the Western Cape
    The University of the Western Cape is a public research university in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa, known for its role in the anti-apartheid movement and its focus on social justice and community engagement.
  • B. University of Johannesburg
    The University of Johannesburg is a major South African public university known for its diverse academic programs and strong research output, located in the city of Johannesburg.
  • C. Walter Sisulu University
    Walter Sisulu University is a South African public university named after anti-apartheid activist Walter Sisulu, serving the Eastern Cape region through multiple campuses and a focus on community-oriented education.
  • D. University of Fort Hare
    The University of Fort Hare is a historically significant South African institution renowned for educating many prominent African leaders, including Nelson Mandela.
  • E. University of Pretoria
    The University of Pretoria is a leading South African public research university known for its comprehensive academic programs and strong emphasis on innovation and professional education.
  • 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_69bd43d6251c81909deecce3e6e9d69c completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd5726983c8190bca116eeee54241c completed March 20, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdb90b785c81909e76469819f3a487 completed March 20, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdbdb3b5908190885e30d442a4cdd3 completed March 20, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdbe1bcd8c819094adea59c91c6f5b completed March 20, 2026, 9:37 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:02 p.m.