Triple
T14228769
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zimbabwe–South Africa border |
E352695
|
entity |
| Predicate | meetsBorderAtTripoint |
P13730
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Botswana–South Africa border |
E1006984
|
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: Botswana–South Africa border | Statement: [Zimbabwe–South Africa border, meetsBorderAtTripoint, Botswana–South Africa border]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Botswana–South Africa border Context triple: [Zimbabwe–South Africa border, meetsBorderAtTripoint, Botswana–South Africa border]
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A.
South Africa–Botswana border
chosen
The South Africa–Botswana border is an international boundary in Southern Africa separating South Africa from Botswana, running largely through sparsely populated savannah and desert regions.
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B.
South Africa–Lesotho border
The South Africa–Lesotho border is the international boundary separating the enclaved mountain kingdom of Lesotho from the surrounding Republic of South Africa, running largely along the high peaks of the Drakensberg and Maloti ranges.
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C.
South Africa–Namibia border
The South Africa–Namibia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that largely follows the course of the Orange River, separating Namibia to the north from South Africa to the south.
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D.
South Africa–Eswatini border
The South Africa–Eswatini border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating the Kingdom of Eswatini from the Republic of South Africa, crossing varied terrain and linking multiple rural communities and transport routes.
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E.
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.
- 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: meetsBorderAtTripoint Context triple: [Zimbabwe–South Africa border, meetsBorderAtTripoint, Botswana–South Africa border]
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A.
hasTripoint
chosen
Indicates that three distinct regions, areas, or entities meet or share a common boundary point.
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B.
liesOnBorderOf
Indicates that one entity is located along or directly adjacent to the boundary line separating it from another entity.
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C.
borderPoint
Indicates a point that lies on the boundary between two regions or entities.
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D.
nearInternationalBoundary
Indicates that one entity is located close to an international boundary separating two or more countries.
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E.
borderedBy
Indicates that one entity shares a common boundary or edge with another entity.
- 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_69d8278adc7c8190a9218d69bce3c4e6 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de622a48508190bbfedb762bd1674d |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd5bb5a64c81908cb8c50bbfa239a4 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:42 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69de05bf069c8190b69f00f00f5eb126 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:15 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:07 a.m.