Triple
T7073823
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern African Customs Union |
E164764
|
entity |
| Predicate | oldestMember |
P7751
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South Africa |
E3669
|
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: South Africa | Statement: [Southern African Customs Union, oldestMember, South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Africa Context triple: [Southern African Customs Union, oldestMember, South Africa]
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A.
South Africa
chosen
South Africa is a country at the southern tip of the African continent, known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, complex history of apartheid and democratic transition, and significant economic and political influence in the region.
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B.
Kwaluseni
Kwaluseni is a town in Eswatini known primarily as the main campus site of the University of Eswatini.
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C.
Vereeniging, South Africa
Vereeniging is an industrial city in South Africa’s Gauteng province, historically known for its steel and coal industries and its role in the country’s mining and manufacturing economy.
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D.
South African Republic
The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.
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E.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa known for its dramatic landscapes, diverse wildlife, and historical sites such as Victoria Falls and the Great Zimbabwe ruins.
- 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: oldestMember Context triple: [Southern African Customs Union, oldestMember, South Africa]
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A.
oldestVictimAge
Indicates the age of the oldest individual among the victims involved in the event or situation.
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B.
oneOfTheOldestOn
Indicates that one entity is among the earliest or longest-existing examples within the set defined by another entity.
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C.
oldestStatus
Indicates that the associated status is the earliest or longest-standing one in a sequence of statuses for an entity.
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D.
isOldest
chosen
Indicates that one entity has a greater age than all other relevant entities in the comparison set.
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E.
hasAncientMember
Indicates that at least one member of a group, set, or collection originates from or belongs to an ancient time period.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69c6887b96548190a8a9b3ac8adf4119 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e4ccb42c81909f5627aa97db7a84 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c79c880dc08190813bd9bac580530a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:16 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6e1bfcb948190a5ada74fb8c054cb |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:39 p.m.