Triple

T12628260
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject MacDonald E301571 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object MacDonnell
MacDonnell is a surname of Gaelic origin, closely related to and often considered a variant of the more common name MacDonald.
E992442 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: MacDonnell | Statement: [MacDonald, hasVariant, MacDonnell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacDonnell
Context triple: [MacDonald, hasVariant, MacDonnell]
  • A. MacDonogh
    MacDonogh is a surname variant of McDonough, an Irish family name of Gaelic origin.
  • B. O’Donoghue
    O’Donoghue is an Irish surname historically associated with several Gaelic families and clans, particularly in County Kerry and surrounding regions.
  • C. MacKenna
    MacKenna is a surname variant of McKenna, typically of Irish origin.
  • D. MacCullagh
    MacCullagh is a variant spelling of the surname McCulloch, associated with Scottish and Irish family lineages.
  • E. Mulcahy
    Mulcahy is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, borne by various notable figures in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
  • 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: MacDonnell
Triple: [MacDonald, hasVariant, MacDonnell]
Generated description
MacDonnell is a surname of Gaelic origin, closely related to and often considered a variant of the more common name MacDonald.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacDonnell
Target entity description: MacDonnell is a surname of Gaelic origin, closely related to and often considered a variant of the more common name MacDonald.
  • A. MacDonogh
    MacDonogh is a surname variant of McDonough, an Irish family name of Gaelic origin.
  • B. O’Donoghue
    O’Donoghue is an Irish surname historically associated with several Gaelic families and clans, particularly in County Kerry and surrounding regions.
  • C. MacKenna
    MacKenna is a surname variant of McKenna, typically of Irish origin.
  • D. MacCullagh
    MacCullagh is a variant spelling of the surname McCulloch, associated with Scottish and Irish family lineages.
  • E. Mulcahy
    Mulcahy is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, borne by various notable figures in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
  • 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_69d7bdeaf49c8190b13800111fa77ea3 completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9610b91dc8190a9abefb88447b0ae completed April 10, 2026, 8:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f65edafc7c819088bd641542a32e39 completed May 2, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f660bc541c8190a4d1d7a4cc959ecf completed May 2, 2026, 8:38 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6617997188190bfce14c54619af7f completed May 2, 2026, 8:41 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:15 p.m.