Triple
T1739451
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James C. McReynolds |
E38198
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McReynolds
McReynolds is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable figures in American public life, including politicians and jurists.
|
E192941
|
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: McReynolds | Statement: [James C. McReynolds, familyName, McReynolds]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McReynolds Context triple: [James C. McReynolds, familyName, McReynolds]
-
A.
Martin Hurson
Martin Hurson was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison during the 1981 Irish hunger strikes.
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B.
Trevor Timm
Trevor Timm is a journalist and civil liberties advocate known for his work on press freedom, government transparency, and digital rights.
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C.
Flynt
Flynt is the middle name of William Flynt Nichols, an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
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D.
Artie Kane
Artie Kane is an American pianist, composer, and prolific film and television orchestrator known for his work on numerous Hollywood scores and TV movies.
-
E.
Schalk
Schalk is a masculine given name of Afrikaans and Dutch origin, commonly used in South Africa.
- 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: McReynolds Triple: [James C. McReynolds, familyName, McReynolds]
Generated description
McReynolds is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable figures in American public life, including politicians and jurists.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McReynolds Target entity description: McReynolds is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable figures in American public life, including politicians and jurists.
-
A.
Martin Hurson
Martin Hurson was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison during the 1981 Irish hunger strikes.
-
B.
Trevor Timm
Trevor Timm is a journalist and civil liberties advocate known for his work on press freedom, government transparency, and digital rights.
-
C.
Flynt
Flynt is the middle name of William Flynt Nichols, an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
-
D.
Artie Kane
Artie Kane is an American pianist, composer, and prolific film and television orchestrator known for his work on numerous Hollywood scores and TV movies.
-
E.
Schalk
Schalk is a masculine given name of Afrikaans and Dutch origin, commonly used in South Africa.
- 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_69a8862b01a48190ab47209063af82d9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa63c4639c81908b91b2559f0c6a5c |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad8b060d64819096ba0522ccce9145 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad957f64c48190862a701a94098bbf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad97b974708190adfffebee41a6fcd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.