Triple
T20989791
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tongaat Hulett |
E516989
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Hulett |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Hulett | Statement: [Tongaat Hulett, formedByMergerOf, Hulett]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hulett Context triple: [Tongaat Hulett, formedByMergerOf, Hulett]
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A.
Larimore
Larimore is a small city in eastern North Dakota, United States, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Forks.
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B.
Buhl
Buhl is a German-language surname most notably associated with Austrian mountaineer Hermann Buhl, famed for his pioneering ascents in the Himalayas.
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C.
Scobey
Scobey is a surname and place name most notably associated with the city of Scobey in Montana, United States.
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D.
Willart
Willart is a given name or surname that functions as a variant spelling of Willard.
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E.
Brule
Brule is a small coastal community in Nova Scotia, Canada, known for its rural setting and proximity to the Northumberland Strait.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hulett Target entity description: Hulett was a South African company that became part of the diversified agribusiness and sugar producer Tongaat Hulett through a corporate merger.
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A.
Larimore
Larimore is a small city in eastern North Dakota, United States, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Forks.
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B.
Buhl
Buhl is a German-language surname most notably associated with Austrian mountaineer Hermann Buhl, famed for his pioneering ascents in the Himalayas.
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C.
Scobey
Scobey is a surname and place name most notably associated with the city of Scobey in Montana, United States.
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D.
Willart
Willart is a given name or surname that functions as a variant spelling of Willard.
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E.
Brule
Brule is a small coastal community in Nova Scotia, Canada, known for its rural setting and proximity to the Northumberland Strait.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69e0b4ffac148190bbade9f0eceb660b |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6fbe5f49c8190a5c031eceba9ebf7 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:24 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 1:49 p.m.