Triple
T18133625
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Artillery Corps |
E434079
|
entity |
| Predicate | militaryBranch |
P253
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African National Defence Force |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: South African National Defence Force | Statement: [South African Artillery Corps, militaryBranch, South African National Defence Force]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African National Defence Force Context triple: [South African Artillery Corps, militaryBranch, South African National Defence Force]
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A.
South African Defence Force
The South African Defence Force was the former unified military organization of South Africa that existed under apartheid until it was replaced by the South African National Defence Force in 1994.
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B.
Armed Forces of South Africa
chosen
The Armed Forces of South Africa are the unified military forces of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for the country’s defense, peacekeeping operations, and regional security engagements.
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C.
Union Defence Force of South Africa
The Union Defence Force of South Africa was the unified military organization of the Union of South Africa from 1912 to 1957, participating in both World Wars and various regional campaigns before being restructured as the South African Defence Force.
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D.
South African Army
The South African Army is the land warfare branch of South Africa’s military, known for its role in regional African conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
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E.
Namibian Defence Force
The Namibian Defence Force is the national military organization of Namibia, responsible for defending the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national interests.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b909e8cc81908df4cc2b8ea6d11f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4de04321c81909c0b9d47757720fd |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:52 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m.