Triple
T11681562
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alasdair MacColla |
E277626
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alasdair MacDonald
Alasdair MacDonald, better known as Alasdair MacColla, was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands.
|
E942384
|
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: Alasdair MacDonald | Statement: [Alasdair MacColla, alsoKnownAs, Alasdair MacDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alasdair MacDonald Context triple: [Alasdair MacColla, alsoKnownAs, Alasdair MacDonald]
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A.
Andrew Craigie
Andrew Craigie was an 18th-century American apothecary and the first Apothecary General of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War.
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B.
Graham Sturgeon
Graham Sturgeon is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Sturgeon, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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C.
Alisdair Stewart
Alisdair Stewart is a central character in the 1993 film "The Piano," known as the emotionally complex husband whose relationship with the mute pianist Ada drives much of the drama.
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D.
Ian G. Macdonald
Ian G. Macdonald is a British mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebra, particularly in symmetric functions and commutative algebra, and for authoring several classic graduate-level textbooks.
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E.
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
- 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: Alasdair MacDonald Triple: [Alasdair MacColla, alsoKnownAs, Alasdair MacDonald]
Generated description
Alasdair MacDonald, better known as Alasdair MacColla, was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alasdair MacDonald Target entity description: Alasdair MacDonald, better known as Alasdair MacColla, was a 17th-century Scottish Gaelic warrior and Royalist commander noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in the Scottish Highlands.
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A.
Andrew Craigie
Andrew Craigie was an 18th-century American apothecary and the first Apothecary General of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War.
-
B.
Graham Sturgeon
Graham Sturgeon is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Sturgeon, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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C.
Alisdair Stewart
Alisdair Stewart is a central character in the 1993 film "The Piano," known as the emotionally complex husband whose relationship with the mute pianist Ada drives much of the drama.
-
D.
Ian G. Macdonald
Ian G. Macdonald is a British mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebra, particularly in symmetric functions and commutative algebra, and for authoring several classic graduate-level textbooks.
-
E.
Duncan Stewart
Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
- 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_69d6aafd0a448190b44da30af8c6c519 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a462bb2881909238107d34c0a28d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ef83098e2c819081c22462372f64b4 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 3:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ef96b0169081909ad5c5d40a006e64 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69efb4dad6a481909a54511b6233993b |
completed | April 27, 2026, 7:11 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.