Triple
T16988585
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Thomson (engineer) |
E412132
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableFamily |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomson family of Glasgow
The Thomson family of Glasgow was a prominent Scottish family known for producing influential engineers, scientists, and academics, including the renowned physicist Lord Kelvin (William Thomson).
|
E1244949
|
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: Thomson family of Glasgow | Statement: [James Thomson (engineer), notableFamily, Thomson family of Glasgow]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomson family of Glasgow Context triple: [James Thomson (engineer), notableFamily, Thomson family of Glasgow]
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A.
Thomson family
The Thomson family is a prominent Canadian business dynasty known for its vast media and information-services holdings and status as one of the world’s wealthiest families.
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B.
Leith family
The Leith family is a Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the ownership and stewardship of Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
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C.
Johnstone family
The Johnstone family was an 18th-century Scottish elite lineage whose members’ personal, political, and imperial entanglements illuminate the social and emotional dimensions of the British Empire.
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D.
Meldrum family
The Meldrum family is a historic Scottish noble lineage long associated with Fyvie Castle and the surrounding Aberdeenshire region.
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E.
Firth family
The Firth family is a notable lineage associated with individuals such as Giuseppe Firth, recognized for its prominence and influence in its social and historical context.
- 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: Thomson family of Glasgow Triple: [James Thomson (engineer), notableFamily, Thomson family of Glasgow]
Generated description
The Thomson family of Glasgow was a prominent Scottish family known for producing influential engineers, scientists, and academics, including the renowned physicist Lord Kelvin (William Thomson).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomson family of Glasgow Target entity description: The Thomson family of Glasgow was a prominent Scottish family known for producing influential engineers, scientists, and academics, including the renowned physicist Lord Kelvin (William Thomson).
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A.
Thomson family
The Thomson family is a prominent Canadian business dynasty known for its vast media and information-services holdings and status as one of the world’s wealthiest families.
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B.
Leith family
The Leith family is a Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the ownership and stewardship of Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
-
C.
Johnstone family
The Johnstone family was an 18th-century Scottish elite lineage whose members’ personal, political, and imperial entanglements illuminate the social and emotional dimensions of the British Empire.
-
D.
Meldrum family
The Meldrum family is a historic Scottish noble lineage long associated with Fyvie Castle and the surrounding Aberdeenshire region.
-
E.
Firth family
The Firth family is a notable lineage associated with individuals such as Giuseppe Firth, recognized for its prominence and influence in its social and historical context.
- 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_69d886ca8f348190812768ea8d5055ce |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d27dca248190a9b73b16439d5631 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00dc12e308819093e7f8933cdd6ba9 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0114d5aeb0819086f1a5d279ac0d0f |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0115c967b0819088e2335fd45d755b |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:33 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:32 a.m.