Triple
T11681582
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alasdair MacColla |
E277626
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MacDonald |
E301571
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: MacDonald | Statement: [Alasdair MacColla, familyName, MacDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacDonald Context triple: [Alasdair MacColla, familyName, MacDonald]
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A.
MacDonald
chosen
MacDonald is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the powerful Clan Donald and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, and public life.
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B.
MacAndrew
MacAndrew is a Scottish surname, historically a variant of Anderson, associated with families and clans of Gaelic origin.
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C.
Maclean
Maclean is a riverside town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its strong Scottish heritage and annual Highland Gathering.
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D.
MacEwan
MacEwan is a variant spelling of the Scottish surname McEwan, commonly associated with Scottish heritage and lineage.
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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.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ef141134bc81908c0cfb0a3711c115 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.