Triple
T4686341
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
E103929
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedIn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Pietermaritzburg |
E42615
|
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: Pietermaritzburg | Statement: [University of KwaZulu-Natal, locatedIn, Pietermaritzburg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pietermaritzburg Context triple: [University of KwaZulu-Natal, locatedIn, Pietermaritzburg]
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A.
Pietermaritzburg
chosen
Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.
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B.
Grahamstown
Grahamstown is a historic university town in South Africa, renowned for its colonial-era architecture and the annual National Arts Festival.
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C.
Durban
Durban is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its busy port, subtropical climate, and significant Indian community.
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D.
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is a major South African city known as the seat of the country’s highest courts and one of its three national capitals.
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E.
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom is a historic university town in South Africa known for its academic institutions, military base, and role in the North West province’s agriculture and industry.
- 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_69bd43debbf08190b4bc372e286ec234 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6383c83881908a978e471fe422a2 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bef7e252c88190be9796ab9bf174c8 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:16 p.m.