Triple
T9146237
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pretorius family |
E219461
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableMember |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Piet Pretorius
Piet Pretorius is a notable member of the Pretorius family, a prominent South African family historically influential in the country’s political and social spheres.
|
E786609
|
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: Piet Pretorius | Statement: [Pretorius family, hasNotableMember, Piet Pretorius]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piet Pretorius Context triple: [Pretorius family, hasNotableMember, Piet Pretorius]
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A.
Ben Viljoen
Ben Viljoen was a prominent Boer general and political figure who played a key leadership role in the Second Boer War against the British.
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B.
Koos de la Rey
Koos de la Rey was a prominent Boer general and military leader renowned for his tactical skill and guerrilla warfare during the Anglo-Boer conflicts in South Africa.
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C.
Piet Potgieter
Piet Potgieter was a 19th-century Boer leader and commandant known for his role in early Transvaal history and conflicts with local African polities.
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D.
Roelof Botha
Roelof Botha is a South African-born venture capitalist and former PayPal executive, known for his influential role as a partner at Sequoia Capital backing major technology companies.
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E.
Petrus Jacobus Joubert
Petrus Jacobus "Piet" Joubert was a prominent 19th-century Boer military leader and politician who served as Commandant-General of the South African Republic (Transvaal).
- 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: Piet Pretorius Triple: [Pretorius family, hasNotableMember, Piet Pretorius]
Generated description
Piet Pretorius is a notable member of the Pretorius family, a prominent South African family historically influential in the country’s political and social spheres.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piet Pretorius Target entity description: Piet Pretorius is a notable member of the Pretorius family, a prominent South African family historically influential in the country’s political and social spheres.
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A.
Ben Viljoen
Ben Viljoen was a prominent Boer general and political figure who played a key leadership role in the Second Boer War against the British.
-
B.
Koos de la Rey
Koos de la Rey was a prominent Boer general and military leader renowned for his tactical skill and guerrilla warfare during the Anglo-Boer conflicts in South Africa.
-
C.
Piet Potgieter
Piet Potgieter was a 19th-century Boer leader and commandant known for his role in early Transvaal history and conflicts with local African polities.
-
D.
Roelof Botha
Roelof Botha is a South African-born venture capitalist and former PayPal executive, known for his influential role as a partner at Sequoia Capital backing major technology companies.
-
E.
Petrus Jacobus Joubert
Petrus Jacobus "Piet" Joubert was a prominent 19th-century Boer military leader and politician who served as Commandant-General of the South African Republic (Transvaal).
- 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_69ca83e121dc81909912bd66953081c5 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca917914c8190b97ca9169bbd1e5e |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d07761b32c81909b57c872485a3591 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 2:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d07990e6cc81908361f48cc8556b2d |
completed | April 4, 2026, 2:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d07a0182a08190902119c3cbf6e19d |
completed | April 4, 2026, 2:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:19 p.m.