Triple
T17101527
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hendrik Witbooi |
E414990
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Northern Cape |
E10663
|
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: Northern Cape | Statement: [Hendrik Witbooi, placeOfBirth, Northern Cape]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northern Cape Context triple: [Hendrik Witbooi, placeOfBirth, Northern Cape]
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A.
Northern Cape
chosen
The Northern Cape is South Africa’s largest and most sparsely populated province, known for its arid landscapes, diamond mining history, and significant Afrikaans-speaking communities.
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B.
Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape is a province in southeastern South Africa known for its diverse landscapes, Xhosa cultural heritage, and historic cities such as Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) and East London.
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C.
Western Cape
Western Cape is a province in southwestern South Africa known for its large Afrikaner population, coastal landscapes, and the city of Cape Town.
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D.
North West Province
North West Province is a largely rural, mining- and agriculture-focused province in north-central South Africa, bordering Botswana and known for sites such as Sun City and the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.
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E.
Limpopo Province
Limpopo Province is South Africa’s northernmost province, known for its rich wildlife, cultural diversity, and extensive agricultural and mining activities.
- 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_69d886cfc8e88190b05ba466edd35591 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3dc239a088190a776fe0f4361ffc7 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a014143edb081909509c5435d392dd0 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:39 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:35 a.m.