Triple
T1642611
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Clark Gillies |
E35506
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gillies
Gillies is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous individuals, including notable figures in sports, arts, and public life.
|
E186602
|
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: Gillies | Statement: [Clark Gillies, familyName, Gillies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gillies Context triple: [Clark Gillies, familyName, Gillies]
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A.
Pickersgill
Pickersgill is the surname of Mary Pickersgill, the American flag maker best known for sewing the large Star-Spangled Banner flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
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B.
Gill
Gill is a surname of English and Scottish origin borne by numerous notable individuals across various fields.
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C.
Ewart
Ewart is a given name notably borne by the 19th-century British statesman William Ewart Gladstone.
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D.
Snodgrass
Snodgrass is a surname of English and Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
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E.
Gilian
Gilian is a given name that serves as an alternative spelling of the more common name Gillian.
- 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: Gillies Triple: [Clark Gillies, familyName, Gillies]
Generated description
Gillies is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous individuals, including notable figures in sports, arts, and public life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gillies Target entity description: Gillies is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous individuals, including notable figures in sports, arts, and public life.
-
A.
Pickersgill
Pickersgill is the surname of Mary Pickersgill, the American flag maker best known for sewing the large Star-Spangled Banner flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
-
B.
Gill
Gill is a surname of English and Scottish origin borne by numerous notable individuals across various fields.
-
C.
Ewart
Ewart is a given name notably borne by the 19th-century British statesman William Ewart Gladstone.
-
D.
Snodgrass
Snodgrass is a surname of English and Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
-
E.
Gilian
Gilian is a given name that serves as an alternative spelling of the more common name Gillian.
- 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_69a88604618c81908b41f6429c431eb6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90a3f4d8c8190aa0a44d1c9b1a7f0 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad60a0096c81909dc723d0db95481e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad620fe35481909bf4751001e29161 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad626d42388190b6a961a84333bd21 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:50 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.