Triple

T11356804
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Annie MacLean E268974 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Robert MacLean
Robert MacLean is known primarily as the husband of sociologist Annie Marion MacLean, who was a prominent figure in early American sociology.
 E936747 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: Robert MacLean | Statement: [Annie MacLean, spouse, Robert MacLean]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert MacLean
Context triple: [Annie MacLean, spouse, Robert MacLean]
  • A. David MacLean
    David MacLean is the young boy protagonist of the 1953 science fiction film "Invaders from Mars," whose perspective drives the story of an alien invasion in his small town.
  • B. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • C. John MacRae
    John MacRae is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as the military, politics, and the arts.
  • D. Charles MacDonald
    Charles MacDonald was a distinguished American World War II fighter ace and U.S. Army Air Forces officer known for his combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
  • E. Charles MacDonald
    Charles MacDonald is a Canadian municipal politician who served as the mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
  • 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: Robert MacLean
Triple: [Annie MacLean, spouse, Robert MacLean]
Generated description
Robert MacLean is known primarily as the husband of sociologist Annie Marion MacLean, who was a prominent figure in early American sociology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert MacLean
Target entity description: Robert MacLean is known primarily as the husband of sociologist Annie Marion MacLean, who was a prominent figure in early American sociology.
  • A. David MacLean
    David MacLean is the young boy protagonist of the 1953 science fiction film "Invaders from Mars," whose perspective drives the story of an alien invasion in his small town.
  • B. Robert McMillan
    Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
  • C. John MacRae
    John MacRae is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as the military, politics, and the arts.
  • D. Charles MacDonald
    Charles MacDonald was a distinguished American World War II fighter ace and U.S. Army Air Forces officer known for his combat achievements in the Pacific Theater.
  • E. Charles MacDonald
    Charles MacDonald is a Canadian municipal politician who served as the mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia.
  • 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_69d6aacbe18081909e5fadb50082dd96 completed April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7ea419afc8190b3a93141d015ebdf completed April 9, 2026, 6:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ee864bf89081909fa336393e59f073 completed April 26, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ee9cf1cb2481908bc473c87bc42d60 completed April 26, 2026, 11:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69eecd31894481908dbd55f605c693f9 completed April 27, 2026, 2:42 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:33 p.m.