Triple
T18294895
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gordon McLennan |
E438204
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | McLennan |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: McLennan | Statement: [Gordon McLennan, familyName, McLennan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McLennan Context triple: [Gordon McLennan, familyName, McLennan]
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A.
McKechnie
McKechnie is the Scottish-origin surname of American stage and film actress Florence Eldridge.
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B.
MacEwan
MacEwan is a variant spelling of the Scottish surname McEwan, commonly associated with Scottish heritage and lineage.
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C.
Kinnaird
Kinnaird is a historic Scottish estate and locality traditionally associated with the Carnegie family and the title of Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird.
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D.
Crossfield
Crossfield is a surname most notably associated with Scott Crossfield, a pioneering American test pilot and aeronautical engineer.
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E.
MacKenzie
MacKenzie is the first name of MacKenzie Scott, the American novelist and philanthropist known for her large-scale charitable giving.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McLennan Target entity description: McLennan is a Scottish surname borne by various notable individuals across politics, academia, and the arts.
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A.
McKechnie
McKechnie is the Scottish-origin surname of American stage and film actress Florence Eldridge.
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B.
MacEwan
MacEwan is a variant spelling of the Scottish surname McEwan, commonly associated with Scottish heritage and lineage.
-
C.
Kinnaird
Kinnaird is a historic Scottish estate and locality traditionally associated with the Carnegie family and the title of Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird.
-
D.
Crossfield
Crossfield is a surname most notably associated with Scott Crossfield, a pioneering American test pilot and aeronautical engineer.
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E.
MacKenzie
MacKenzie is the first name of MacKenzie Scott, the American novelist and philanthropist known for her large-scale charitable giving.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8b915e3e881909125d760c15d0c29 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5017783748190905ce4eeadd25841 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:35 a.m.