Triple
T687164
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | D. F. Malan |
E13309
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Malan
Malan is a surname of Afrikaans and French Huguenot origin, notably borne by figures such as South African prime minister D. F. Malan.
|
E86221
|
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: Malan | Statement: [D. F. Malan, familyName, Malan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malan Context triple: [D. F. Malan, familyName, Malan]
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A.
Eric Cradock
Eric Cradock was a Canadian sports promoter and businessman best known as a co-founder and early owner of the Toronto Huskies basketball team.
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B.
du Plessis
Du Plessis is the French noble family name of Cardinal Richelieu, historically associated with his influential role in 17th-century French politics and the Catholic Church.
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C.
Koos de la Rey
Koos de la Rey was a prominent Boer general and military leader renowned for his tactical skill and guerrilla warfare during the Anglo-Boer conflicts in South Africa.
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D.
Butch van Breda Kolff
Butch van Breda Kolff was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate coaching career and for leading the Los Angeles Lakers during the late 1960s.
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E.
August Theron
August Theron is one of the adopted daughters of South African–born American actress and producer Charlize Theron.
- 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: Malan Triple: [D. F. Malan, familyName, Malan]
Generated description
Malan is a surname of Afrikaans and French Huguenot origin, notably borne by figures such as South African prime minister D. F. Malan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malan Target entity description: Malan is a surname of Afrikaans and French Huguenot origin, notably borne by figures such as South African prime minister D. F. Malan.
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A.
Eric Cradock
Eric Cradock was a Canadian sports promoter and businessman best known as a co-founder and early owner of the Toronto Huskies basketball team.
-
B.
du Plessis
Du Plessis is the French noble family name of Cardinal Richelieu, historically associated with his influential role in 17th-century French politics and the Catholic Church.
-
C.
Koos de la Rey
Koos de la Rey was a prominent Boer general and military leader renowned for his tactical skill and guerrilla warfare during the Anglo-Boer conflicts in South Africa.
-
D.
Butch van Breda Kolff
Butch van Breda Kolff was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate coaching career and for leading the Los Angeles Lakers during the late 1960s.
-
E.
August Theron
August Theron is one of the adopted daughters of South African–born American actress and producer Charlize Theron.
- 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_69a4933e0f98819097d22766c49b61b8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a093ac988190bb339616a3ed5adb |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a6374ee9ac819091abef4167e3433e |
completed | March 3, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a639ae1efc8190ba546164d8279c28 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 1:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a63a2eacc0819080a7056cc54a1264 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 1:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.