Triple
T2582728
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Orange River |
E57129
|
entity |
| Predicate | formsBorderOf |
P14046
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
South Africa–Namibia border
The South Africa–Namibia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that largely follows the course of the Orange River, separating Namibia to the north from South Africa to the south.
|
E280261
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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 Africa–Namibia border | Statement: [Orange River, formsBorderOf, South Africa–Namibia border]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Africa–Namibia border Context triple: [Orange River, formsBorderOf, South Africa–Namibia border]
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A.
Zimbabwe–Zambia border
The Zimbabwe–Zambia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that runs largely along the Zambezi River and includes the famous Victoria Falls.
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B.
Chad–Sudan border
The Chad–Sudan border is a long, sparsely populated frontier in central Africa that separates eastern Chad from western Sudan and is home to diverse ethnic groups and languages.
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C.
Ethiopia–South Sudan border
The Ethiopia–South Sudan border is a remote, ethnolinguistically diverse frontier region in East Africa where various indigenous communities, including Koman language speakers, live and interact.
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D.
Namibia and Botswana
Namibia and Botswana are neighboring countries in Southern Africa known for their vast deserts, rich wildlife, and major river systems that shape their shared ecosystems and borders.
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E.
Namibia
Namibia is a sparsely populated country in southwestern Africa known for its dramatic desert landscapes, diverse wildlife, and a legal system influenced by Roman-Dutch law.
- 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: South Africa–Namibia border Triple: [Orange River, formsBorderOf, South Africa–Namibia border]
Generated description
The South Africa–Namibia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that largely follows the course of the Orange River, separating Namibia to the north from South Africa to the south.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Africa–Namibia border Target entity description: The South Africa–Namibia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that largely follows the course of the Orange River, separating Namibia to the north from South Africa to the south.
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A.
Zimbabwe–Zambia border
The Zimbabwe–Zambia border is an international boundary in southern Africa that runs largely along the Zambezi River and includes the famous Victoria Falls.
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B.
Chad–Sudan border
The Chad–Sudan border is a long, sparsely populated frontier in central Africa that separates eastern Chad from western Sudan and is home to diverse ethnic groups and languages.
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C.
Ethiopia–South Sudan border
The Ethiopia–South Sudan border is a remote, ethnolinguistically diverse frontier region in East Africa where various indigenous communities, including Koman language speakers, live and interact.
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D.
Namibia and Botswana
Namibia and Botswana are neighboring countries in Southern Africa known for their vast deserts, rich wildlife, and major river systems that shape their shared ecosystems and borders.
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E.
Namibia
Namibia is a sparsely populated country in southwestern Africa known for its dramatic desert landscapes, diverse wildlife, and a legal system influenced by Roman-Dutch law.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: formsBorderOf Context triple: [Orange River, formsBorderOf, South Africa–Namibia border]
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A.
formsEdgeOf
Indicates that one entity constitutes a boundary or outer limit of another entity.
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B.
borderColor
Indicates the color that forms the boundary or outline of an entity.
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C.
borderedBy
Indicates that one entity shares a common boundary or edge with another entity.
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D.
borderCharacteristic
Indicates that one entity specifies a property, feature, or quality of the border or boundary of another entity.
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E.
borderDefinedBy
chosen
Indicates that the boundary or limit of one entity is determined, shaped, or delineated by another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ab4a4dca6481908c301f8e317396e7 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd3c9d0548190b29743ac1d7837ff |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:29 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af657cc2b08190a9055d6da7744851 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 12:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af69a66078819084f341b052860751 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af6a071f1c8190b2a707a0c98ddc94 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abd0cfeae08190aed03866ba071c5c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.