Triple
T2435637
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | North West |
E52953
|
entity |
| Predicate | capital |
P234
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mahikeng |
E266626
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Mahikeng | Statement: [North West, capital, Mahikeng]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahikeng Context triple: [North West, capital, Mahikeng]
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A.
Mahikeng
chosen
Mahikeng is the capital city of South Africa’s North West Province, historically known as Mafikeng and noted for its role in the Second Boer War.
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B.
Sodwana Bay
Sodwana Bay is a renowned coastal destination in South Africa famous for its rich marine biodiversity, coral reefs, and world-class scuba diving and snorkeling opportunities.
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C.
Nkayi
Nkayi is a rural district and its main town in western Zimbabwe, situated in Matabeleland North Province and known for its predominantly Ndebele-speaking communities and subsistence agriculture.
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D.
Matsapha
Matsapha is an industrial town in central Eswatini known for its manufacturing hub and proximity to the city of Manzini.
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E.
Knysna
Knysna is a picturesque coastal town in South Africa known for its lagoon, indigenous forests, and role as a major tourist destination along the Garden Route.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ab4959bcc0819083246f9fb10439e3 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc9cd49b48190bff10a5ab7cef483 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aef0a9790c81908b50fcae80def595 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:43 p.m.