Triple
T2317783
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Owen |
E51105
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasVariant |
P455
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McEwan
McEwan is a surname of Scottish origin, often considered a variant of the name Owen and borne by various notable individuals.
|
E256529
|
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: McEwan | Statement: [Owen, hasVariant, McEwan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McEwan Context triple: [Owen, hasVariant, McEwan]
-
A.
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a long-established Scottish daily newspaper based in Edinburgh, known for its coverage of national and international news, politics, and culture.
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B.
Francis Begbie
Francis Begbie is a violently unpredictable and psychopathic Scottish hardman who serves as one of the most feared and volatile characters in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting universe.
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C.
Douglas Stuart
Douglas Stuart is a Scottish-American novelist best known for his debut novel "Shuggie Bain," which won the Booker Prize.
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D.
Ross and Macdonald
Ross and Macdonald was a prominent early-20th-century Canadian architectural firm known for designing major commercial and public landmarks across the country.
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E.
Ewen
Ewen is a small village in Gloucestershire, England, situated near the source of the River Thames.
- 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: McEwan Triple: [Owen, hasVariant, McEwan]
Generated description
McEwan is a surname of Scottish origin, often considered a variant of the name Owen and borne by various notable individuals.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McEwan Target entity description: McEwan is a surname of Scottish origin, often considered a variant of the name Owen and borne by various notable individuals.
-
A.
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a long-established Scottish daily newspaper based in Edinburgh, known for its coverage of national and international news, politics, and culture.
-
B.
Francis Begbie
Francis Begbie is a violently unpredictable and psychopathic Scottish hardman who serves as one of the most feared and volatile characters in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting universe.
-
C.
Douglas Stuart
Douglas Stuart is a Scottish-American novelist best known for his debut novel "Shuggie Bain," which won the Booker Prize.
-
D.
Ross and Macdonald
Ross and Macdonald was a prominent early-20th-century Canadian architectural firm known for designing major commercial and public landmarks across the country.
-
E.
Ewen
Ewen is a small village in Gloucestershire, England, situated near the source of the River Thames.
- 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_69a88b074b908190ae983dbca7757d88 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc62fa60c8190b4859ce296ea4177 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae8964902081909070dd03ccb7cf1f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae8ab5bf78819085120418a26cbe28 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae8b2a89788190975ab66f432f834f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.