Triple
T17024162
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Chinese South Africans |
E413020
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorCityOfResidence |
P3940
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Durban |
E18886
|
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: Durban | Statement: [Chinese South Africans, majorCityOfResidence, Durban]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Durban Context triple: [Chinese South Africans, majorCityOfResidence, Durban]
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A.
Durban
chosen
Durban is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its busy port, subtropical climate, and significant Indian community.
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B.
Cape Town
Cape Town is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its iconic Table Mountain, diverse culture, and role as the country’s legislative capital.
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C.
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.
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D.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg is a champion Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire, best known for his unbeaten two-year-old season and victory in the 2001 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.
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E.
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is a large coastal city in South Africa known for its major seaport, automotive industry, and popular beaches along Algoa Bay.
- 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_69d886cc4170819093deddc7b8b4b6a7 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d5d371148190a60d32a72abec09a |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a015fb99b348190a6db655cd8aee799 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:33 a.m.