Triple
T11589528
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Kalahari Khoe |
E274840
|
entity |
| Predicate | macroArea |
P12634
|
FINISHED |
| Object | southern Africa |
E18188
|
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: southern Africa | Statement: [Western Kalahari Khoe, macroArea, southern Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: southern Africa Context triple: [Western Kalahari Khoe, macroArea, southern Africa]
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A.
Southern Africa
chosen
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, encompassing countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and others, known for its diverse landscapes, wildlife, and cultural heritage.
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B.
southeastern Africa
Southeastern Africa is a subregion of the African continent encompassing countries along the continent’s southeastern coast and interior, including parts of Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and neighboring states.
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C.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the geographically expansive and culturally diverse region of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert, encompassing dozens of countries with rapidly growing populations and economies.
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D.
Africa
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, known for its vast cultural diversity, rich natural resources, and significant historical and ecological importance.
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E.
Southwestern South Africa
Southwestern South Africa is a coastal part of the country encompassing areas around Cape Town, known for its Mediterranean climate, mountainous landscapes, and wine-producing regions.
- 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_69d6aae6b14c81908dc5a74bad7591f9 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d894643ae48190837502b713f5b9c6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ee86df14048190ae8f6d8b11610079 |
completed | April 26, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.