Triple

T12893171
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gary Ross E308419 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Ross
Ross is a common surname of Scottish origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures across politics, arts, sports, and entertainment.
 E87043 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Ross | Statement: [Gary Ross, familyName, Ross]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ross
Context triple: [Gary Ross, familyName, Ross]
  • A. John
    John B. Magruder was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Peninsula Campaign and his flamboyant personality.
  • B. John
    John was a historical Prince of Asturias, the traditional title for the heir apparent to the Spanish throne.
  • C. John
    John is the given name of John Finnis, a prominent legal philosopher known for his work on natural law theory.
  • D. John
    John Bacon was a 19th-century American politician who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of John Foxe the Younger, an English clergyman and son of the martyrologist John Foxe.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ross
Target entity description: Ross is a common surname of Scottish origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures across politics, arts, sports, and entertainment.
  • A. Ross chosen
    Ross is a common Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous notable figures across fields such as politics, science, arts, and sports.
  • B. Ross
    Ross is a small, affluent residential town in Marin County, California, known for its wooded setting and quiet, upscale character.
  • C. John
    John B. Magruder was a Confederate major general during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Peninsula Campaign and his flamboyant personality.
  • D. John
    John was a historical Prince of Asturias, the traditional title for the heir apparent to the Spanish throne.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of John Finnis, a prominent legal philosopher known for his work on natural law theory.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Ross
Triple: [Gary Ross, familyName, Ross]
Generated description
Ross is a common surname of Scottish origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures across politics, arts, sports, and entertainment.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d7bdf7c1f0819098102569a8d8cbf5 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d971484aa08190a8adfafabe600903 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f6a55be3288190b2bc0bd197431db3 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f6a6cbec348190a96a0194b2d6be4b ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f6a6179cdc8190976daa1384032445 nedg completed
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:40 p.m.