Triple

T15441086
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Macfadyen E369901 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object McFadyen
McFadyen is a Scottish surname, often considered a variant of Macfadyen, traditionally derived from a Gaelic patronymic meaning “son of little Patrick” or similar.
 E1158126 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: McFadyen | Statement: [Macfadyen, hasVariant, McFadyen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McFadyen
Context triple: [Macfadyen, hasVariant, McFadyen]
  • A. Almodington
    Almodington is a small settlement located on the Manhood Peninsula in West Sussex, England.
  • B. McCallum
    McCallum is the namesake of the McCallum Graduate School of Business, likely a notable benefactor or figure associated with the institution.
  • C. McCallum
    McCallum is a British television crime drama series starring John Hannah as a forensic pathologist solving complex murder cases.
  • D. Craufurd
    Craufurd is an alternative spelling of the surname Crawford, historically borne by several notable Scottish families and individuals.
  • E. Rork
    Rork is a surname most notably associated with American socialite and philanthropist Ann Rork Getty.
  • 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: McFadyen
Triple: [Macfadyen, hasVariant, McFadyen]
Generated description
McFadyen is a Scottish surname, often considered a variant of Macfadyen, traditionally derived from a Gaelic patronymic meaning “son of little Patrick” or similar.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McFadyen
Target entity description: McFadyen is a Scottish surname, often considered a variant of Macfadyen, traditionally derived from a Gaelic patronymic meaning “son of little Patrick” or similar.
  • A. Almodington
    Almodington is a small settlement located on the Manhood Peninsula in West Sussex, England.
  • B. McCallum
    McCallum is the namesake of the McCallum Graduate School of Business, likely a notable benefactor or figure associated with the institution.
  • C. McCallum
    McCallum is a British television crime drama series starring John Hannah as a forensic pathologist solving complex murder cases.
  • D. Craufurd
    Craufurd is an alternative spelling of the surname Crawford, historically borne by several notable Scottish families and individuals.
  • E. Rork
    Rork is a surname most notably associated with American socialite and philanthropist Ann Rork Getty.
  • 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_69d85a19180081909925012fbf4e62a3 completed April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03eddf258819082679970b7d2b6af completed April 16, 2026, 1:43 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff21a9b9188190a3f5de3ee18c5d3e completed May 9, 2026, 11:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff22e2f298819085c90e28acafef44 completed May 9, 2026, 12:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff240af68c8190af88834d97a42afb completed May 9, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:21 a.m.