Triple
T21825135
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Defence Force bands |
E538829
|
entity |
| Predicate | serviceBranch |
P2099
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African Air 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 Air Force | Statement: [South African Defence Force bands, serviceBranch, South African Air Force]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Air Force Context triple: [South African Defence Force bands, serviceBranch, South African Air Force]
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A.
South African Air Force
chosen
The South African Air Force is the air warfare branch of South Africa’s military, responsible for aerial defense, transport, and support operations.
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B.
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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C.
South African National Defence Force
The South African National Defence Force is the unified military organization of South Africa, responsible for the country’s land, air, sea, and medical defense operations.
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D.
Armed Forces of South Africa
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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E.
Rhodesian Air Force
The Rhodesian Air Force was the aerial warfare branch of Rhodesia’s military, known for its combat operations during the Rhodesian Bush War before the country became Zimbabwe.
- 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_69e0c475038c8190abb9b1a20eb8ff50 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f09131a5588190a906f70dd9e7f0b1 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 10:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:54 p.m.