Triple

T10725953
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Malcolm Alexander MacLean E252946 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object MacLean
MacLean is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Clan MacLean of the Inner Hebrides and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, the arts, and public life.
 E51286 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: MacLean | Statement: [Malcolm Alexander MacLean, familyName, MacLean]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacLean
Context triple: [Malcolm Alexander MacLean, familyName, MacLean]
  • A. Maclean
    Maclean is a riverside town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its strong Scottish heritage and annual Highland Gathering.
  • B. Mike MacLean
    Mike MacLean is a screenwriter best known for his work on the cult sci-fi horror film "Sharktopus" and other genre projects.
  • C. MacPherson
    MacPherson is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Highland clan Macpherson and borne by various notable figures in arts, politics, and public life.
  • D. MacAndrew
    MacAndrew is a Scottish surname, historically a variant of Anderson, associated with families and clans of Gaelic origin.
  • E. Alan MacDonald
    Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
  • 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: MacLean
Triple: [Malcolm Alexander MacLean, familyName, MacLean]
Generated description
MacLean is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Clan MacLean of the Inner Hebrides and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, the arts, and public life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacLean
Target entity description: MacLean is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Clan MacLean of the Inner Hebrides and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, the arts, and public life.
  • A. Maclean chosen
    Maclean is a riverside town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its strong Scottish heritage and annual Highland Gathering.
  • B. Mike MacLean
    Mike MacLean is a screenwriter best known for his work on the cult sci-fi horror film "Sharktopus" and other genre projects.
  • C. MacPherson
    MacPherson is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Highland clan Macpherson and borne by various notable figures in arts, politics, and public life.
  • D. MacAndrew
    MacAndrew is a Scottish surname, historically a variant of Anderson, associated with families and clans of Gaelic origin.
  • E. Alan MacDonald
    Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
  • 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_69d6aa5d8be481909a43218b2bfdbe95 completed April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d70fc713f081909ba1d1b986c1fe5c completed April 9, 2026, 2:32 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69de22848ee881908e9d89f21252ef7d completed April 14, 2026, 11:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69de25d25474819081402b75ef7492f6 completed April 14, 2026, 11:32 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69de2808244c8190bdb2d4d49f30e0d7 completed April 14, 2026, 11:42 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:14 p.m.