Triple

T4686342
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of KwaZulu-Natal E103929 entity
Predicate formedByMergerOf P77 FINISHED
Object University of Natal E451456 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: University of Natal | Statement: [University of KwaZulu-Natal, formedByMergerOf, University of Natal]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: University of Natal
Context triple: [University of KwaZulu-Natal, formedByMergerOf, University of Natal]
  • A. 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.
  • B. University of the Witwatersrand
    The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African public research university in Johannesburg, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant role in the country’s political and intellectual history.
  • C. University of KwaZulu-Natal
    The University of KwaZulu-Natal is a major South African public research university formed through a merger in 2004, known for its diverse campuses, strong science and health programs, and focus on African scholarship.
  • D. University of Durban-Westville chosen
    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.
  • E. Nelson Mandela University
    Nelson Mandela University is a South African public university named after Nelson Mandela, known for its diverse academic programs and coastal campuses in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth).
  • 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_69bd43debbf08190b4bc372e286ec234 completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6383c83881908a978e471fe422a2 completed March 20, 2026, 3:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be03b3b0208190bb307cdd53f44306 completed March 21, 2026, 2:34 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:16 p.m.