Triple
T682459
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Eastern Cape |
E13211
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCity |
P316
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
East London
East London is a major port city on South Africa’s southeast coast, known for its beaches along the Indian Ocean and its role as an industrial and commercial hub.
|
E93175
|
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: East London | Statement: [Eastern Cape, hasCity, East London]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East London Context triple: [Eastern Cape, hasCity, East London]
-
A.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa is the country’s largest city and economic hub, known for its role in the gold mining industry and as a major urban center in Gauteng province.
-
B.
Cape Town
Cape Town is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its iconic Table Mountain, diverse culture, and role as the country’s legislative capital.
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C.
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is a large coastal city in South Africa known for its major seaport, automotive industry, and popular beaches along Algoa Bay.
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D.
Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
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E.
Durban
Durban is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its busy port, subtropical climate, and significant Indian community.
- 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: East London Triple: [Eastern Cape, hasCity, East London]
Generated description
East London is a major port city on South Africa’s southeast coast, known for its beaches along the Indian Ocean and its role as an industrial and commercial hub.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East London Target entity description: East London is a major port city on South Africa’s southeast coast, known for its beaches along the Indian Ocean and its role as an industrial and commercial hub.
-
A.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa is the country’s largest city and economic hub, known for its role in the gold mining industry and as a major urban center in Gauteng province.
-
B.
Cape Town
Cape Town is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its iconic Table Mountain, diverse culture, and role as the country’s legislative capital.
-
C.
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is a large coastal city in South Africa known for its major seaport, automotive industry, and popular beaches along Algoa Bay.
-
D.
Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
-
E.
Durban
Durban is a major coastal city in South Africa known for its busy port, subtropical climate, and significant Indian community.
- 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_69a4933e0f98819097d22766c49b61b8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a06f9ee88190a2d757aacd8e3f5b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a6732d5a208190ac9e0f3d0fab7a0d |
completed | March 3, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a6739699e481909b4c13b0894a268f |
completed | March 3, 2026, 5:37 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a673e60a8081908565fd51993b5a4f |
completed | March 3, 2026, 5:38 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.