Triple

T10223700
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Margaret MacMillan E242645 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object MacMillan
MacMillan is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
E140527 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: MacMillan | Statement: [Margaret MacMillan, familyName, MacMillan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacMillan
Context triple: [Margaret MacMillan, familyName, MacMillan]
  • A. McMillan
    McMillan is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, and sports.
  • B. Makinsons
    Makinsons is a small rural community located in the Conception Bay North area of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  • C. MacGregor
    MacGregor is a Scottish surname historically associated with Clan Gregor and borne by various notable figures in culture, politics, and sports.
  • D. Dewar
    Dewar is a Scottish surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as science, politics, and the arts.
  • E. The Conway Stewart
    "The Conway Stewart" is a poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his collection *Human Chain*, that reflects on memory, craftsmanship, and the emotional resonance of everyday objects.
  • 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: MacMillan
Triple: [Margaret MacMillan, familyName, MacMillan]
Generated description
MacMillan is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacMillan
Target entity description: MacMillan is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
  • A. McMillan chosen
    McMillan is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, and sports.
  • B. Makinsons
    Makinsons is a small rural community located in the Conception Bay North area of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  • C. MacGregor
    MacGregor is a Scottish surname historically associated with Clan Gregor and borne by various notable figures in culture, politics, and sports.
  • D. Dewar
    Dewar is a Scottish surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as science, politics, and the arts.
  • E. The Conway Stewart
    "The Conway Stewart" is a poem by Seamus Heaney, included in his collection *Human Chain*, that reflects on memory, craftsmanship, and the emotional resonance of everyday objects.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d381ae26c48190985abd0e25ee5d04 completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d3aa84a9ac819093d551005a1c8f3d completed April 6, 2026, 12:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d6a8457e9c819085f222bb002be892 completed April 8, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d6d00220ec81909d189e64eda2a28f completed April 8, 2026, 10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d6df44ad5481909100b596d2bf3b07 completed April 8, 2026, 11:05 p.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:10 a.m.