Triple

T14090026
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Clan MacLachlan E339102 entity
Predicate hasSept P60340 FINISHED
Object MacLachlin
MacLachlin is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacLachlan of the Scottish Highlands.
 E1080224 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: MacLachlin | Statement: [Clan MacLachlan, hasSept, MacLachlin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacLachlin
Context triple: [Clan MacLachlan, hasSept, MacLachlin]
  • A. MacLeod
    MacLeod is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Highlands and the Isle of Skye, borne by various notable figures in politics, arts, and public life.
  • B. MacMurrie
    MacMurrie is a surname variant of Murray, a Scottish family name with Gaelic origins.
  • C. MacKenna
    MacKenna is a surname variant of McKenna, typically of Irish origin.
  • D. Ruthven
    Ruthven is a Scottish noble family name historically associated with influential aristocrats and political figures in Scotland.
  • E. Ruthven
    Ruthven is a suburban railway station in Melbourne, Australia, serving the local community on the metropolitan train network.
  • 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: MacLachlin
Triple: [Clan MacLachlan, hasSept, MacLachlin]
Generated description
MacLachlin is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacLachlan of the Scottish Highlands.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacLachlin
Target entity description: MacLachlin is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacLachlan of the Scottish Highlands.
  • A. MacLeod
    MacLeod is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Highlands and the Isle of Skye, borne by various notable figures in politics, arts, and public life.
  • B. MacMurrie
    MacMurrie is a surname variant of Murray, a Scottish family name with Gaelic origins.
  • C. MacKenna
    MacKenna is a surname variant of McKenna, typically of Irish origin.
  • D. Ruthven
    Ruthven is a Scottish noble family name historically associated with influential aristocrats and political figures in Scotland.
  • E. Ruthven
    Ruthven is a suburban railway station in Melbourne, Australia, serving the local community on the metropolitan train network.
  • 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_69d81c687b0c819087fd9ed4198403f8 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de5ee3213c8190af2853a2a5b302a2 completed April 14, 2026, 3:36 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fcd0a7aab88190949cf1fd8e11b050 completed May 7, 2026, 5:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fcd5ad82388190a196d811734cdca2 completed May 7, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fcd63a114881909ff7b2df937d24df completed May 7, 2026, 6:13 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:21 p.m.