Triple

T14082902
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Katima Mulilo E338910 entity
Predicate hasBorderProximity P18252 FINISHED
Object Zimbabwe–Namibia border
The Zimbabwe–Namibia border is a short, disputed boundary in southern Africa located near the confluence of the Zambezi and Chobe rivers, where the territories of Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia closely converge.
 E1081294 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: Zimbabwe–Namibia border | Statement: [Katima Mulilo, hasBorderProximity, Zimbabwe–Namibia border]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Zimbabwe–Namibia border
Context triple: [Katima Mulilo, hasBorderProximity, Zimbabwe–Namibia border]
  • A. Zimbabwe–Botswana border
    The Zimbabwe–Botswana border is the international boundary separating Zimbabwe and Botswana in southern Africa, marked by several road and rail crossings and running near key towns such as Plumtree and Francistown.
  • B. Zimbabwe–South Africa border
    The Zimbabwe–South Africa border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating Zimbabwe from South Africa, commonly crossed at the busy Beitbridge border post.
  • C. Zambia–Namibia border
    The Zambia–Namibia border is a short international boundary in southern Africa where Zambia meets Namibia’s Caprivi Strip along the Zambezi River.
  • D. Zimbabwe–Mozambique border
    The Zimbabwe–Mozambique border is an international boundary in southeastern Africa separating Zimbabwe from Mozambique, running through varied terrain including mountainous regions such as those near Nyanga District.
  • E. Zimbabwe–Zambia border
    The Zimbabwe–Zambia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that runs largely along the Zambezi River and includes the famous Victoria Falls.
  • 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: Zimbabwe–Namibia border
Triple: [Katima Mulilo, hasBorderProximity, Zimbabwe–Namibia border]
Generated description
The Zimbabwe–Namibia border is a short, disputed boundary in southern Africa located near the confluence of the Zambezi and Chobe rivers, where the territories of Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia closely converge.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Zimbabwe–Namibia border
Target entity description: The Zimbabwe–Namibia border is a short, disputed boundary in southern Africa located near the confluence of the Zambezi and Chobe rivers, where the territories of Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia closely converge.
  • A. Zimbabwe–Botswana border
    The Zimbabwe–Botswana border is the international boundary separating Zimbabwe and Botswana in southern Africa, marked by several road and rail crossings and running near key towns such as Plumtree and Francistown.
  • B. Zimbabwe–South Africa border
    The Zimbabwe–South Africa border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating Zimbabwe from South Africa, commonly crossed at the busy Beitbridge border post.
  • C. Zambia–Namibia border
    The Zambia–Namibia border is a short international boundary in southern Africa where Zambia meets Namibia’s Caprivi Strip along the Zambezi River.
  • D. Zimbabwe–Mozambique border
    The Zimbabwe–Mozambique border is an international boundary in southeastern Africa separating Zimbabwe from Mozambique, running through varied terrain including mountainous regions such as those near Nyanga District.
  • E. Zimbabwe–Zambia border
    The Zimbabwe–Zambia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that runs largely along the Zambezi River and includes the famous Victoria Falls.
  • 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_69d81c687b0c819087fd9ed4198403f8 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de5ede40048190b465e909565730c1 completed April 14, 2026, 3:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fcdefe88b481908b3dca1f019e7809 completed May 7, 2026, 6:50 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fce15e4d4c8190916ab384f37e7b11 completed May 7, 2026, 7 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fce1d5906c8190bd39e08861b9f53e completed May 7, 2026, 7:02 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:21 p.m.