Triple
T14166468
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John McDougall |
E351089
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | McDougall |
E95024
|
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: McDougall | Statement: [John McDougall, familyName, McDougall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McDougall Context triple: [John McDougall, familyName, McDougall]
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A.
McDougal
McDougal is a surname of Scottish origin, commonly considered a spelling variant of MacDougall.
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B.
McDougald
McDougald is the namesake of McDougald–McLendon Arena, a sports venue associated with North Carolina Central University.
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C.
MacDougall
chosen
MacDougall is a Scottish surname of Gaelic origin, historically associated with the Clan MacDougall of Argyll.
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D.
Mowrer
Mowrer is a surname most notably associated with American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Mowrer.
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E.
McDowall
McDowall is a Scottish surname most famously associated with English-American actor Roddy McDowall, known for his roles in film, television, and theater.
- 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_69d8278775fc8190b0802d22ca2f495d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de61b355f08190864c7322bbcb766d |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fcf7f57ad88190aeb8ee0f834bfa20 |
completed | May 7, 2026, 8:37 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1 a.m.