Triple

T11082048
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Angus MacPhail E262021 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object MacPhail
MacPhail is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in fields such as literature, sports, and public life.
E903809 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: MacPhail | Statement: [Angus MacPhail, familyName, MacPhail]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacPhail
Context triple: [Angus MacPhail, familyName, MacPhail]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Macfarquhar
    Macfarquhar is a Scottish surname most notably associated with Colin Macfarquhar, a co-founder of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  • C. Wittliff
    Wittliff is the surname of William D. Wittliff, an American screenwriter, author, and photographer known for works such as the miniseries "Lonesome Dove."
  • D. MacRae
    MacRae is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public life.
  • E. MacKay
    MacKay is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Clan Mackay of the Scottish Highlands and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, and sciences.
  • 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: MacPhail
Triple: [Angus MacPhail, familyName, MacPhail]
Generated description
MacPhail is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in fields such as literature, sports, and public life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacPhail
Target entity description: MacPhail is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in fields such as literature, sports, and public life.
  • A. 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.
  • B. Macfarquhar
    Macfarquhar is a Scottish surname most notably associated with Colin Macfarquhar, a co-founder of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  • C. Wittliff
    Wittliff is the surname of William D. Wittliff, an American screenwriter, author, and photographer known for works such as the miniseries "Lonesome Dove."
  • D. MacRae
    MacRae is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public life.
  • E. MacKay
    MacKay is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Clan Mackay of the Scottish Highlands and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, and sciences.
  • 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_69d6aa9983c08190b0ef61603b69feac completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d799985650819089b2c0f35a212414 completed April 9, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e3e789d7248190a40de0bdda539f45 completed April 18, 2026, 8:20 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e3f2c889dc81909a04c1db0509e3d9 completed April 18, 2026, 9:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e3f4746dbc8190a0e28202ad5e6b4f completed April 18, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.