Triple
T18568410
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rand Afrikaans University |
E453814
|
entity |
| Predicate | mergerPartner |
P6600
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Technikon Witwatersrand |
E1019238
|
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: Technikon Witwatersrand | Statement: [Rand Afrikaans University, mergerPartner, Technikon Witwatersrand]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Technikon Witwatersrand Context triple: [Rand Afrikaans University, mergerPartner, Technikon Witwatersrand]
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A.
Technikon Witwatersrand
chosen
Technikon Witwatersrand was a South African tertiary institution focused on technical and vocational education that later became part of the University of Johannesburg.
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B.
University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African public research university in Johannesburg, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant role in the country’s political and intellectual history.
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C.
Witwatersrand Technical Art School
Witwatersrand Technical Art School was an art education institution in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for training influential South African artists in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Durban University of Technology
Durban University of Technology is a public university of technology in South Africa known for its career-focused programs in engineering, applied sciences, and the arts.
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E.
Transvaal University College
Transvaal University College was the early 20th-century higher education institution in South Africa that later developed into the modern University of Pretoria.
- 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_69d8d38974308190a9174430ef256b73 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e53affc3e08190b4d16b5ccb0bddbc |
completed | April 19, 2026, 8:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0503761830819088f36a34e377ff49 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:43 a.m.