Triple
T7880092
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Retief |
E182954
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entity |
| Predicate | notableBearer |
P458
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Gideon Retief
Gideon Retief is a fictional interstellar diplomat and trouble-shooting protagonist from Keith Laumer’s science fiction stories, known for his wit and unorthodox methods in dealing with alien bureaucracies.
|
E720039
|
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: Gideon Retief | Statement: [Retief, notableBearer, Gideon Retief]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gideon Retief Context triple: [Retief, notableBearer, Gideon Retief]
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A.
Johan Retief
Johan Retief is a notable individual recognized for bearing the Afrikaans surname Retief.
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B.
Piet Retief
Piet Retief was a prominent Voortrekker leader and pioneer of the Great Trek in 19th-century South Africa, known for his role in negotiating land with Zulu King Dingane and his subsequent massacre.
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C.
Christiaan de Wet
Christiaan de Wet was a prominent Boer general and guerrilla leader renowned for his daring and highly effective campaigns against British forces during the Second Boer War.
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D.
Andries Pretorius
Andries Pretorius was a prominent 19th-century Boer leader and military commander who played a key role in establishing Afrikaner republics in southern Africa.
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E.
Gerrit Maritz
Gerrit Maritz was a prominent early 19th-century Boer leader and wagoner who played a key role in the Great Trek and the establishment of Voortrekker settlements in southern Africa.
- 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: Gideon Retief Triple: [Retief, notableBearer, Gideon Retief]
Generated description
Gideon Retief is a fictional interstellar diplomat and trouble-shooting protagonist from Keith Laumer’s science fiction stories, known for his wit and unorthodox methods in dealing with alien bureaucracies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gideon Retief Target entity description: Gideon Retief is a fictional interstellar diplomat and trouble-shooting protagonist from Keith Laumer’s science fiction stories, known for his wit and unorthodox methods in dealing with alien bureaucracies.
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A.
Johan Retief
Johan Retief is a notable individual recognized for bearing the Afrikaans surname Retief.
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B.
Piet Retief
Piet Retief was a prominent Voortrekker leader and pioneer of the Great Trek in 19th-century South Africa, known for his role in negotiating land with Zulu King Dingane and his subsequent massacre.
-
C.
Christiaan de Wet
Christiaan de Wet was a prominent Boer general and guerrilla leader renowned for his daring and highly effective campaigns against British forces during the Second Boer War.
-
D.
Andries Pretorius
Andries Pretorius was a prominent 19th-century Boer leader and military commander who played a key role in establishing Afrikaner republics in southern Africa.
-
E.
Gerrit Maritz
Gerrit Maritz was a prominent early 19th-century Boer leader and wagoner who played a key role in the Great Trek and the establishment of Voortrekker settlements in southern Africa.
- 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_69ca828a17248190b46defe758bc5ad3 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb39bffbc481908e868ab98a38e10a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cd33b7c0c48190bc3c1b97aee0b741 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:03 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cd37a290508190b598f96220056041 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cd4e7822e48190bb573162f224bd8c |
completed | April 1, 2026, 4:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:58 p.m.