Triple
T3368180
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Beitbridge |
E70886
|
entity |
| Predicate | nearNationalBorder |
P46305
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zimbabwe–South Africa border
The Zimbabwe–South Africa border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating Zimbabwe from South Africa, commonly crossed at the busy Beitbridge border post.
|
E352695
|
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: Zimbabwe–South Africa border | Statement: [Beitbridge, nearNationalBorder, Zimbabwe–South Africa border]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zimbabwe–South Africa border Context triple: [Beitbridge, nearNationalBorder, Zimbabwe–South Africa 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.
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.
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C.
Zimbabwe–Mozambique border crossings network
The Zimbabwe–Mozambique border crossings network is the system of official road and rail entry points and customs posts that facilitate movement of people and goods between Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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D.
Zambia–Angola border
The Zambia–Angola border is an international boundary in south-central Africa separating Zambia and Angola, crossing remote regions of rivers, waterfalls, and sparsely populated terrain.
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E.
Mozambique border
The Mozambique border is the international boundary that separates Mozambique from its neighboring countries in southeastern 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: Zimbabwe–South Africa border Triple: [Beitbridge, nearNationalBorder, Zimbabwe–South Africa border]
Generated description
The Zimbabwe–South Africa border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating Zimbabwe from South Africa, commonly crossed at the busy Beitbridge border post.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zimbabwe–South Africa border Target entity description: The Zimbabwe–South Africa border is an international boundary in southern Africa separating Zimbabwe from South Africa, commonly crossed at the busy Beitbridge border post.
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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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Zimbabwe–Mozambique border crossings network
The Zimbabwe–Mozambique border crossings network is the system of official road and rail entry points and customs posts that facilitate movement of people and goods between Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
-
D.
Zambia–Angola border
The Zambia–Angola border is an international boundary in south-central Africa separating Zambia and Angola, crossing remote regions of rivers, waterfalls, and sparsely populated terrain.
-
E.
Mozambique border
The Mozambique border is the international boundary that separates Mozambique from its neighboring countries in southeastern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: nearNationalBorder Context triple: [Beitbridge, nearNationalBorder, Zimbabwe–South Africa border]
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A.
nearInternationalBoundary
chosen
Indicates that one entity is located close to an international boundary separating two or more countries.
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B.
nearBorderCrossing
Indicates that an entity is located close to a border crossing point between two regions or countries.
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C.
countryBorderProximity
Indicates that one country is geographically close to or directly bordering another country.
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D.
borderingCountryNearby
Indicates that one country is geographically close to, but does not necessarily share a direct land border with, another country.
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E.
borderedBy
Indicates that one entity shares a common boundary or edge with 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_69ad85a729d48190afd789cd8417f289 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb28a813c81909d1c71fe577e6681 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3343664cc81909793820377b4bdc1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b334f75e708190aed8b388c9ea55d2 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b3359ab56881908e247ba54c7dd6c7 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:52 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69ada4317e288190ab7d0f66e9dba65f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:30 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.