Triple
T23213865
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | De Aar |
E580677
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedOn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | central Karoo plateau |
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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: central Karoo plateau | Statement: [De Aar, locatedOn, central Karoo plateau]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: central Karoo plateau Context triple: [De Aar, locatedOn, central Karoo plateau]
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A.
Central Karoo region
chosen
The Central Karoo region is a vast, sparsely populated semi-desert area in South Africa’s Western Cape, known for its arid landscapes, sheep farming, and wide-open skies.
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B.
Karoo
The Karoo is a vast semi-arid region in South Africa characterized by sparse vegetation, unique succulent flora, and extreme temperature variations.
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C.
Namibian Central Plateau
The Namibian Central Plateau is a high-elevation interior region of Namibia characterized by rolling uplands, farming areas, and several of the country’s major towns and transport routes.
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D.
Highveld
The Highveld is a high-altitude grassland plateau in central South Africa known for its extensive farming, mining, and major cities such as Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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E.
Karoo Basin
The Karoo Basin is a vast sedimentary basin in South Africa renowned for its extensive Permian–Jurassic rock sequences and rich fossil record, including important early dinosaur and synapsid remains.
- 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_69e2460389408190be74f41d217799a9 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f19163b9b88190a68fa6d08d37bdb7 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 5:04 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:07 p.m.