Triple
T8736209
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dr G. M. Naicker |
E207389
|
entity |
| Predicate | residence |
P75
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Natal, South Africa |
E190715
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Natal, South Africa | Statement: [Dr G. M. Naicker, residence, Natal, South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natal, South Africa Context triple: [Dr G. M. Naicker, residence, Natal, South Africa]
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A.
Natal, South Africa
chosen
Natal, South Africa was a former British colony and later a province on the country’s eastern coast, centered around the port city of Durban and known for its diverse population and sugarcane agriculture.
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B.
Mbuzini, South Africa
Mbuzini, South Africa is a rural village near the border with Mozambique best known as the site of the 1986 plane crash that killed Mozambican president Samora Machel.
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C.
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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D.
Mahlabathini, Natal, South Africa
Mahlabathini, in the former Natal province of South Africa, is a rural town historically significant as the birthplace and political base of Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
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E.
Arcadia, Pretoria
Arcadia, Pretoria is a historic inner-city suburb of South Africa’s administrative capital, known for its diplomatic missions, cultural institutions, and proximity to key government landmarks.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca835a03a081909d4d4cd01a18c9fb |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5d44275881909f7eb40b24180294 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf293a6a3c8190b37738d222b9212f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:38 p.m.