Triple
T5666962
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Polokwane |
E124879
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pietersburg
Pietersburg is the former name of Polokwane, a major city and administrative center in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
|
E572083
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Pietersburg | Statement: [Polokwane, formerName, Pietersburg]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pietersburg Context triple: [Polokwane, formerName, Pietersburg]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Pietermaritzburg
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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D.
Randburg
Randburg is a residential and commercial suburb in the north of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its shopping centers, business districts, and leafy neighborhoods.
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E.
Tshwane
Tshwane is a major metropolitan area in South Africa that includes the country’s administrative capital, Pretoria, and serves as an important political and economic hub.
- 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: Pietersburg Triple: [Polokwane, formerName, Pietersburg]
Generated description
Pietersburg is the former name of Polokwane, a major city and administrative center in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pietersburg Target entity description: Pietersburg is the former name of Polokwane, a major city and administrative center in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
-
C.
Pietermaritzburg
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.
-
D.
Randburg
Randburg is a residential and commercial suburb in the north of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its shopping centers, business districts, and leafy neighborhoods.
-
E.
Tshwane
Tshwane is a major metropolitan area in South Africa that includes the country’s administrative capital, Pretoria, and serves as an important political and economic hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69c00828906881908966f270b8f130cf |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02345004081908858867be48d3885 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c1352809748190bca3b862c72a70f4 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c13858ef8481909f7db81f5be53f30 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c138c34b3081909852329804f30cf2 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:43 p.m.