Triple

T2199792
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Livingstone E50461 entity
Predicate placeOfDeath P21 FINISHED
Object Chitambo
Chitambo is a historical locality in present-day Zambia best known as the place where Scottish explorer David Livingstone died in 1873.
E244450 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Chitambo | Statement: [David Livingstone, placeOfDeath, Chitambo]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chitambo
Context triple: [David Livingstone, placeOfDeath, Chitambo]
  • A. Kibondo
    Kibondo is a town in western Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center in the Kigoma Region.
  • B. Nzega
    Nzega is a town and district in western Tanzania that serves as an important commercial and transport hub within the Tabora Region.
  • C. Chikanga
    Chikanga is a high-density residential suburb of Mutare, a major city in eastern Zimbabwe.
  • D. Soshanguve
    Soshanguve is a large township in the northern part of the Gauteng province of South Africa, known for its diverse population and proximity to Pretoria.
  • E. Tshimanda
    Tshimanda is a regional dialect of the Tshivenda language spoken by a specific community of Venda people in South Africa.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Chitambo
Triple: [David Livingstone, placeOfDeath, Chitambo]
Generated description
Chitambo is a historical locality in present-day Zambia best known as the place where Scottish explorer David Livingstone died in 1873.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chitambo
Target entity description: Chitambo is a historical locality in present-day Zambia best known as the place where Scottish explorer David Livingstone died in 1873.
  • A. Kibondo
    Kibondo is a town in western Tanzania that serves as an administrative and commercial center in the Kigoma Region.
  • B. Nzega
    Nzega is a town and district in western Tanzania that serves as an important commercial and transport hub within the Tabora Region.
  • C. Chikanga
    Chikanga is a high-density residential suburb of Mutare, a major city in eastern Zimbabwe.
  • D. Soshanguve
    Soshanguve is a large township in the northern part of the Gauteng province of South Africa, known for its diverse population and proximity to Pretoria.
  • E. Tshimanda
    Tshimanda is a regional dialect of the Tshivenda language spoken by a specific community of Venda people in South Africa.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69a88b044ab48190add007487680f009 completed March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbf9e99f08190892d34485c8f2f25 completed March 7, 2026, 6:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae6544c000819095aa63be5b1ed4d6 completed March 9, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae66411d848190a529018ad3765597 completed March 9, 2026, 6:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae66a751f881908fda164de72dac9b completed March 9, 2026, 6:20 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.