Triple

T16103633
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Degan E390684 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Degan
Degan is a surname of likely Irish origin borne by individuals such as William Degan.
 E1194299 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: Degan | Statement: [William Degan, familyName, Degan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Degan
Context triple: [William Degan, familyName, Degan]
  • A. Dolgan
    Dolgan is a Turkic language spoken primarily by the Dolgan people in northern Siberia, especially in Russia’s Taymyr Peninsula.
  • B. Dewas
    Dewas is an industrial and commercial city in central India known for its manufacturing units, temples, and location along major transport routes in Madhya Pradesh.
  • C. Deddeh
    Deddeh is a town located in the Koura District of northern Lebanon, known for its agricultural surroundings and traditional village character.
  • D. Dagana
    Dagana is a historic town in the Senegal River valley that served as an important center in the former Futa Tooro region.
  • E. Bolari
    Bolari is a town and administrative ward located within Gombe State in northeastern Nigeria.
  • 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: Degan
Triple: [William Degan, familyName, Degan]
Generated description
Degan is a surname of likely Irish origin borne by individuals such as William Degan.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Degan
Target entity description: Degan is a surname of likely Irish origin borne by individuals such as William Degan.
  • A. Dolgan
    Dolgan is a Turkic language spoken primarily by the Dolgan people in northern Siberia, especially in Russia’s Taymyr Peninsula.
  • B. Dewas
    Dewas is an industrial and commercial city in central India known for its manufacturing units, temples, and location along major transport routes in Madhya Pradesh.
  • C. Deddeh
    Deddeh is a town located in the Koura District of northern Lebanon, known for its agricultural surroundings and traditional village character.
  • D. Dagana
    Dagana is a historic town in the Senegal River valley that served as an important center in the former Futa Tooro region.
  • E. Bolari
    Bolari is a town and administrative ward located within Gombe State in northeastern Nigeria.
  • 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_69d87f1a8dd881909f1de6ef78849874 completed April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e1ff6a4b8881908e8dc186381196d8 completed April 17, 2026, 9:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffeba007c08190bf4d3cf092abc7dd completed May 10, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffecb8c71481908b4913bb078b6415 completed May 10, 2026, 2:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffed469a5c8190932fa4ebc44358c4 completed May 10, 2026, 2:28 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5 a.m.