Triple
T687202
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | D. F. Malan |
E13309
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Helena "Lettie" Malan |
E85269
|
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: Helena "Lettie" Malan | Statement: [D. F. Malan, spouse, Helena "Lettie" Malan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Helena "Lettie" Malan Context triple: [D. F. Malan, spouse, Helena "Lettie" Malan]
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A.
Bridgette Radebe
Bridgette Radebe is a South African mining entrepreneur and businesswoman, recognized as one of the country’s first black female mine owners and a prominent figure in the mining industry.
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B.
Maria Louw
chosen
Maria Louw was the wife of D. F. Malan, the South African prime minister and key architect of apartheid-era policies.
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C.
Geytie Maria du Plessis
Geytie Maria du Plessis was the wife of Paul Kruger, the influential 19th-century president of the South African Republic (Transvaal).
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D.
Yvonne Zima
Yvonne Zima is an American actress known for her work as a child performer in films and television, including notable roles in 1990s thrillers and popular TV dramas.
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E.
Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe Newton is a British actress acclaimed for her nuanced performances in film and television, including prominent roles in works such as "Crash," "Westworld," and numerous other critically praised projects.
- 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_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_69a64a53c068819089e66347da55710b |
completed | March 3, 2026, 2:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.