Triple

T5794587
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Central University of Technology E128476 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Technikon Free State
Technikon Free State was a South African technikon that evolved into the Central University of Technology, focusing on career-oriented and technological higher education.
 E546545 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: Technikon Free State | Statement: [Central University of Technology, formerName, Technikon Free State]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Technikon Free State
Context triple: [Central University of Technology, formerName, Technikon Free State]
  • A. Vaal University of Technology
    Vaal University of Technology is a South African university of technology offering career-focused, technical and applied science programs to students from across the region.
  • B. Cape Peninsula University of Technology
    Cape Peninsula University of Technology is a public university of technology in South Africa known for its career-focused, applied science and engineering programs.
  • C. Durban University of Technology
    Durban University of Technology is a public university of technology in South Africa known for its career-focused programs in engineering, applied sciences, and the arts.
  • D. Tshwane University of Technology
    Tshwane University of Technology is a large public university of technology in South Africa known for its career-focused programs and strong emphasis on applied research and vocational training.
  • E. Nelson Mandela School of Science and Technology
    Nelson Mandela School of Science and Technology is a secondary school in Mvezo, South Africa, focused on providing advanced education in science and technology, named in honor of Nelson Mandela.
  • 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: Technikon Free State
Triple: [Central University of Technology, formerName, Technikon Free State]
Generated description
Technikon Free State was a South African technikon that evolved into the Central University of Technology, focusing on career-oriented and technological higher education.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Technikon Free State
Target entity description: Technikon Free State was a South African technikon that evolved into the Central University of Technology, focusing on career-oriented and technological higher education.
  • A. Vaal University of Technology
    Vaal University of Technology is a South African university of technology offering career-focused, technical and applied science programs to students from across the region.
  • B. Cape Peninsula University of Technology
    Cape Peninsula University of Technology is a public university of technology in South Africa known for its career-focused, applied science and engineering programs.
  • C. Durban University of Technology
    Durban University of Technology is a public university of technology in South Africa known for its career-focused programs in engineering, applied sciences, and the arts.
  • D. Tshwane University of Technology
    Tshwane University of Technology is a large public university of technology in South Africa known for its career-focused programs and strong emphasis on applied research and vocational training.
  • E. Nelson Mandela School of Science and Technology
    Nelson Mandela School of Science and Technology is a secondary school in Mvezo, South Africa, focused on providing advanced education in science and technology, named in honor of Nelson Mandela.
  • 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_69c00845ca68819081a2ce3ecca577f7 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c02a91c7788190936671bf816d3772 completed March 22, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c098286c1c8190b77cbaeda327dba4 completed March 23, 2026, 1:32 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c098a0325c81909a1326b94e40ed50 completed March 23, 2026, 1:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c09943deec819085992c4e44050a34 completed March 23, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:51 p.m.