Triple
T18517273
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hugh MacLennan |
E452497
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MacLennan |
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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: MacLennan | Statement: [Hugh MacLennan, familyName, MacLennan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MacLennan Context triple: [Hugh MacLennan, familyName, MacLennan]
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A.
Maclean
Maclean is a riverside town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its strong Scottish heritage and annual Highland Gathering.
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B.
MacLean
MacLean is a Scottish surname most famously associated with bestselling thriller and adventure novelist Alistair MacLean.
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C.
Stewart MacLennan
Stewart MacLennan is a Scottish music promoter best known for co-founding and helping develop the Tiree Music Festival into a prominent island music event.
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D.
McLachlan
McLachlan is a Scottish surname associated with Clan MacLachlan, a Highland clan of Argyll with ancient Gaelic roots.
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E.
MacLea
MacLea is a Scottish surname closely associated with the clan name Livingstone and its historical variants.
- 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: MacLennan Target entity description: MacLennan is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals, including Canadian novelist and academic Hugh MacLennan.
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A.
Maclean
Maclean is a riverside town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its strong Scottish heritage and annual Highland Gathering.
-
B.
MacLean
MacLean is a Scottish surname most famously associated with bestselling thriller and adventure novelist Alistair MacLean.
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C.
Stewart MacLennan
Stewart MacLennan is a Scottish music promoter best known for co-founding and helping develop the Tiree Music Festival into a prominent island music event.
-
D.
McLachlan
McLachlan is a Scottish surname associated with Clan MacLachlan, a Highland clan of Argyll with ancient Gaelic roots.
-
E.
MacLea
MacLea is a Scottish surname closely associated with the clan name Livingstone and its historical variants.
- 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_69d8d386df84819092355ebb260d848e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5338b2cd0819095db59f6bfc70814 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:36 a.m.