Triple
T21825144
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | South African Defence Force bands |
E538829
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African National Defence Force bands |
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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 bands | Statement: [South African Defence Force bands, successor, South African National Defence Force bands]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African National Defence Force bands Context triple: [South African Defence Force bands, successor, South African National Defence Force bands]
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A.
South African Defence Force bands
chosen
South African Defence Force bands were the official military musical ensembles of apartheid-era South Africa, known for performing ceremonial music, national anthems, and martial pieces at state and military events.
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B.
Pretoria Regiment
The Pretoria Regiment is a historic armoured regiment of the South African Army known for its service in multiple 20th-century conflicts and its role within the South African Armoured Corps.
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C.
Eastern Army Band
The Eastern Army Band is a military musical ensemble that performs ceremonial and morale-boosting music in support of the Eastern Army’s official functions and public engagements.
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D.
The Cape Town Highlanders Regiment
The Cape Town Highlanders Regiment is a historic South African infantry regiment with Scottish traditions, known for its ceremonial kilts, pipe band, and long-standing service in both world wars and regional conflicts.
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E.
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.
- 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.