Triple
T1604867
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Piet Retief |
E34478
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Retief
Retief is an Afrikaans surname of French Huguenot origin, notably borne by South African historical figures and athletes.
|
E182954
|
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: Retief | Statement: [Piet Retief, familyName, Retief]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Retief Context triple: [Piet Retief, familyName, Retief]
-
A.
Montgomerie
Montgomerie is a variant spelling of the surname Montgomery, historically associated with Scottish nobility and clans.
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B.
Malan
Malan is a surname of Afrikaans and French Huguenot origin, notably borne by figures such as South African prime minister D. F. Malan.
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C.
Hendrik Schoeman
Hendrik Schoeman was a prominent South African politician and Boer leader who served as a government minister in the South African Republic during the late 19th century.
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D.
Butch van Breda Kolff
Butch van Breda Kolff was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate coaching career and for leading the Los Angeles Lakers during the late 1960s.
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E.
du Plessis
Du Plessis is the French noble family name of Cardinal Richelieu, historically associated with his influential role in 17th-century French politics and the Catholic Church.
- 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: Retief Triple: [Piet Retief, familyName, Retief]
Generated description
Retief is an Afrikaans surname of French Huguenot origin, notably borne by South African historical figures and athletes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Retief Target entity description: Retief is an Afrikaans surname of French Huguenot origin, notably borne by South African historical figures and athletes.
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A.
Montgomerie
Montgomerie is a variant spelling of the surname Montgomery, historically associated with Scottish nobility and clans.
-
B.
Malan
Malan is a surname of Afrikaans and French Huguenot origin, notably borne by figures such as South African prime minister D. F. Malan.
-
C.
Hendrik Schoeman
Hendrik Schoeman was a prominent South African politician and Boer leader who served as a government minister in the South African Republic during the late 19th century.
-
D.
Butch van Breda Kolff
Butch van Breda Kolff was an American basketball coach best known for his successful collegiate coaching career and for leading the Los Angeles Lakers during the late 1960s.
-
E.
du Plessis
Du Plessis is the French noble family name of Cardinal Richelieu, historically associated with his influential role in 17th-century French politics and the Catholic Church.
- 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_69a885fea6a481909fe83ba6441f1774 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9096a165c8190aec1d2ae6bd10e18 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:41 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad51bcdebc81909520786c560598b6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad52c9e3e8819094a91530ec91541c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad5330a9048190bd07e118c09d7eae |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:45 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.