Triple
T5771911
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mahlamba Ndlopfu |
E127348
|
entity |
| Predicate | primaryUseCity |
P66330
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Pretoria (administrative capital of South Africa) |
E5262
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Pretoria (administrative capital of South Africa) | Statement: [Mahlamba Ndlopfu, primaryUseCity, Pretoria (administrative capital of South Africa)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pretoria (administrative capital of South Africa) Context triple: [Mahlamba Ndlopfu, primaryUseCity, Pretoria (administrative capital of South Africa)]
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A.
Pretoria, South Africa
chosen
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.
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B.
Tshwane
Tshwane is a major metropolitan area in South Africa that includes the country’s administrative capital, Pretoria, and serves as an important political and economic hub.
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C.
Pretoria CBD
Pretoria CBD is the historic and commercial downtown core of Pretoria, South Africa, known for its government buildings, offices, shops, and landmarks such as Church Square.
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D.
Bloemfontein
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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E.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa is the country’s largest city and economic hub, known for its role in the gold mining industry and as a major urban center in Gauteng province.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: primaryUseCity Context triple: [Mahlamba Ndlopfu, primaryUseCity, Pretoria (administrative capital of South Africa)]
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A.
primaryCity
Indicates that one city serves as the main or most important city associated with a given region, entity, or context.
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B.
principalCityOf
Indicates that a city serves as the main or most important city (often administrative, economic, or cultural center) of a specified region or area.
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C.
primaryCityDocumented
Indicates that a city is recorded or designated as the main or principal city associated with a given entity or context.
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D.
homeCityMetropolitanArea
Indicates that a specified city serves as the primary metropolitan area associated with a given entity’s home location.
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E.
usedInCity
Indicates that something is utilized, applied, or operates within the context or boundaries of a particular city.
- 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_69c00834f6308190851b0abeddd8ed7e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02acb12c081908e4beee4a957f9f9 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c07e648aa881908411a00d48998ecc |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c021d0c6088190ba670ddcdbf5ca3e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:07 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69c02ac9603481909e3fa295d7904a15 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:50 p.m.