Triple

T15815158
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Andrew McGahan E383455 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object McGahan
McGahan is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including Australian novelist Andrew McGahan.
E1178332 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: McGahan | Statement: [Andrew McGahan, familyName, McGahan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McGahan
Context triple: [Andrew McGahan, familyName, McGahan]
  • A. McGregor
    McGregor is a Scottish surname most famously associated with the mixed martial artist Conor McGregor.
  • B. McGregor
    McGregor is a small historic village in South Africa’s Western Cape, known for its Cape Dutch architecture, surrounding wine farms, and tranquil rural setting.
  • C. Marshal Sam Mackenna
    Marshal Sam Mackenna is the tough, reluctant lawman protagonist of the 1969 Western film "Mackenna's Gold," drawn into a perilous quest for a legendary cache of Apache gold.
  • D. McKiernan
    McKiernan is a surname most prominently associated with U.S. Army General David D. McKiernan, who commanded coalition ground forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
  • E. McGuire
    McGuire is a surname most notably associated with American actress Dorothy McGuire, known for her work in classic Hollywood films.
  • 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: McGahan
Triple: [Andrew McGahan, familyName, McGahan]
Generated description
McGahan is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including Australian novelist Andrew McGahan.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McGahan
Target entity description: McGahan is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including Australian novelist Andrew McGahan.
  • A. McGregor
    McGregor is a Scottish surname most famously associated with the mixed martial artist Conor McGregor.
  • B. McGregor
    McGregor is a small historic village in South Africa’s Western Cape, known for its Cape Dutch architecture, surrounding wine farms, and tranquil rural setting.
  • C. Marshal Sam Mackenna
    Marshal Sam Mackenna is the tough, reluctant lawman protagonist of the 1969 Western film "Mackenna's Gold," drawn into a perilous quest for a legendary cache of Apache gold.
  • D. McKiernan
    McKiernan is a surname most prominently associated with U.S. Army General David D. McKiernan, who commanded coalition ground forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
  • E. McGuire
    McGuire is a surname most notably associated with American actress Dorothy McGuire, known for her work in classic Hollywood films.
  • 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_69d86da2858c819090cc8481e7207b6e completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e0c4a219508190b8588120ec415ac7 completed April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff99959f048190ae24a072387ec233 completed May 9, 2026, 8:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff9ad6b29081909ff2abb2c4d866a4 completed May 9, 2026, 8:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff9b443280819088dbf18f7c57406b completed May 9, 2026, 8:38 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:49 a.m.