Triple
T23364287
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vredefort Dome |
E593268
|
entity |
| Predicate | governedBy |
P46
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Republic of South Africa |
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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: Republic of South Africa | Statement: [Vredefort Dome, governedBy, Republic of South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Republic of South Africa Context triple: [Vredefort Dome, governedBy, Republic of South Africa]
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A.
South Africa
chosen
South Africa is a country at the southern tip of the African continent, known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, complex history of apartheid and democratic transition, and significant economic and political influence in the region.
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B.
South African Republic
The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled state in southern Africa during the 19th century that later became part of modern South Africa.
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C.
Transkei, South Africa
Transkei, South Africa was a former bantustan in the southeastern part of the country, historically designated for Xhosa-speaking people during the apartheid era.
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D.
Vereeniging, South Africa
Vereeniging is an industrial city in South Africa’s Gauteng province, historically known for its steel and coal industries and its role in the country’s mining and manufacturing economy.
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E.
Jong Suid-Afrika
Jong Suid-Afrika was the original name of the Afrikaner Broederbond, a secretive and influential Afrikaner nationalist organization in South Africa.
- 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_69e25d2593c88190bcdf4a716a94ccb2 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a0aac4248190a4663ed12aed6856 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:31 p.m.