Triple
T5850832
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Schalk |
E130024
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Schalk van der Merwe
Schalk van der Merwe was a South African professional tennis player active primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
|
E563339
|
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: Schalk van der Merwe | Statement: [Schalk, hasNotableBearer, Schalk van der Merwe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schalk van der Merwe Context triple: [Schalk, hasNotableBearer, Schalk van der Merwe]
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A.
Schalk Brits
Schalk Brits is a retired South African rugby union hooker best known for his dynamic play with Saracens and the Springboks, with whom he won the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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B.
Stefan Pienaar
Stefan Pienaar is known as one of the sons of former South African rugby union captain Francois Pienaar.
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C.
Handré Pollard
Handré Pollard is a South African rugby union fly-half renowned for his pivotal role in the Springboks’ World Cup–winning campaigns and his accurate goal-kicking under pressure.
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D.
Schalk Ferreira
Schalk Ferreira is a South African rugby union player known for his long professional career as a prop, including stints with teams in South Africa and France.
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E.
Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Louw.
- 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: Schalk van der Merwe Triple: [Schalk, hasNotableBearer, Schalk van der Merwe]
Generated description
Schalk van der Merwe was a South African professional tennis player active primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schalk van der Merwe Target entity description: Schalk van der Merwe was a South African professional tennis player active primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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A.
Schalk Brits
Schalk Brits is a retired South African rugby union hooker best known for his dynamic play with Saracens and the Springboks, with whom he won the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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B.
Stefan Pienaar
Stefan Pienaar is known as one of the sons of former South African rugby union captain Francois Pienaar.
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C.
Handré Pollard
Handré Pollard is a South African rugby union fly-half renowned for his pivotal role in the Springboks’ World Cup–winning campaigns and his accurate goal-kicking under pressure.
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D.
Schalk Ferreira
Schalk Ferreira is a South African rugby union player known for his long professional career as a prop, including stints with teams in South Africa and France.
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E.
Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Louw.
- 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_69c0084de39081909eb34e6bed74215a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c035176c8c81909e24d263e4feb664 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c1134931c48190b4a849c8f16723e3 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c113de5d788190affa46cf416d180d |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c1144e77f881908ab59a67160c1630 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:55 p.m.