Triple

T6308044
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mafadi E141427 entity
Predicate locatedOnBorder P224 FINISHED
Object South Africa–Lesotho border
The South Africa–Lesotho border is the international boundary separating the enclaved mountain kingdom of Lesotho from the surrounding Republic of South Africa, running largely along the high peaks of the Drakensberg and Maloti ranges.
E584756 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: South Africa–Lesotho border | Statement: [Mafadi, locatedOnBorder, South Africa–Lesotho border]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Africa–Lesotho border
Context triple: [Mafadi, locatedOnBorder, South Africa–Lesotho border]
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Natal-Transvaal border
    The Natal-Transvaal border was the frontier between the British colony of Natal and the South African Republic (Transvaal), a strategically important boundary that saw significant military action during the Anglo-Boer conflicts.
  • D. Western Cape–Eastern Cape border
    The Western Cape–Eastern Cape border is the provincial boundary in South Africa that the scenic Garden Route crosses as it runs along the country’s southern coastline.
  • E. 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.
  • 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–Lesotho border
Triple: [Mafadi, locatedOnBorder, South Africa–Lesotho border]
Generated description
The South Africa–Lesotho border is the international boundary separating the enclaved mountain kingdom of Lesotho from the surrounding Republic of South Africa, running largely along the high peaks of the Drakensberg and Maloti ranges.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Africa–Lesotho border
Target entity description: The South Africa–Lesotho border is the international boundary separating the enclaved mountain kingdom of Lesotho from the surrounding Republic of South Africa, running largely along the high peaks of the Drakensberg and Maloti ranges.
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Natal-Transvaal border
    The Natal-Transvaal border was the frontier between the British colony of Natal and the South African Republic (Transvaal), a strategically important boundary that saw significant military action during the Anglo-Boer conflicts.
  • D. Western Cape–Eastern Cape border
    The Western Cape–Eastern Cape border is the provincial boundary in South Africa that the scenic Garden Route crosses as it runs along the country’s southern coastline.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69c008d00efc8190a36c05b4b4a3bf4b completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0647d38008190abaf96632712ddf9 completed March 22, 2026, 9:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c5e45330ec8190945682962ae823b0 completed March 27, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c5ed89dbc88190abda05d9d06fb7b5 completed March 27, 2026, 2:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c5ee08cc488190baaafc1e679f83aa completed March 27, 2026, 2:40 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:28 p.m.