Triple

T9927981
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of Pretoria E187970 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Transvaal University College
Transvaal University College was the early 20th-century higher education institution in South Africa that later developed into the modern University of Pretoria.
E829175 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: Transvaal University College | Statement: [University of Pretoria, formerName, Transvaal University College]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transvaal University College
Context triple: [University of Pretoria, formerName, Transvaal University College]
  • A. University of the Witwatersrand
    The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African public research university in Johannesburg, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant role in the country’s political and intellectual history.
  • B. University of Fort Hare
    The University of Fort Hare is a historically significant South African institution renowned for educating many prominent African leaders, including Nelson Mandela.
  • C. University of Durban-Westville
    The University of Durban-Westville was a South African higher education institution in Durban known for serving predominantly Indian students during apartheid and later merging into the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
  • D. Victoria College, Stellenbosch
    Victoria College, Stellenbosch was a former higher education institution in Stellenbosch, South Africa, that later evolved into Stellenbosch University and was known for educating several prominent Afrikaner leaders.
  • E. University of Venda
    The University of Venda is a South African public university located in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, known for serving rural communities and offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
  • 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: Transvaal University College
Triple: [University of Pretoria, formerName, Transvaal University College]
Generated description
Transvaal University College was the early 20th-century higher education institution in South Africa that later developed into the modern University of Pretoria.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transvaal University College
Target entity description: Transvaal University College was the early 20th-century higher education institution in South Africa that later developed into the modern University of Pretoria.
  • A. University of the Witwatersrand
    The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African public research university in Johannesburg, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant role in the country’s political and intellectual history.
  • B. University of Fort Hare
    The University of Fort Hare is a historically significant South African institution renowned for educating many prominent African leaders, including Nelson Mandela.
  • C. University of Durban-Westville
    The University of Durban-Westville was a South African higher education institution in Durban known for serving predominantly Indian students during apartheid and later merging into the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
  • D. Victoria College, Stellenbosch
    Victoria College, Stellenbosch was a former higher education institution in Stellenbosch, South Africa, that later evolved into Stellenbosch University and was known for educating several prominent Afrikaner leaders.
  • E. University of Venda
    The University of Venda is a South African public university located in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, known for serving rural communities and offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
  • 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_69ca82b22a688190b52c75bd48429c10 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cdb59d7ad08190982a1584547190bd completed April 2, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d20e1eace88190a591cbab02153869 completed April 5, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d20ed2dea481909fd9a9dddac3daf1 completed April 5, 2026, 7:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d20fef723881909d8d57548461926f completed April 5, 2026, 7:31 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:43 p.m.