Triple
T2454520
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 1976 NBA Finals |
E53787
|
entity |
| Predicate | SunsCoach |
P2169
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John MacLeod
John MacLeod was an American basketball coach best known for leading the Phoenix Suns to multiple playoff appearances, including a trip to the 1976 NBA Finals.
|
E280942
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: John MacLeod | Statement: [1976 NBA Finals, SunsCoach, John MacLeod]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John MacLeod Context triple: [1976 NBA Finals, SunsCoach, John MacLeod]
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A.
Matthew Stirling
Matthew Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his contributions to the study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.
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B.
John MacGregor
John MacGregor is a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including serving as a Cabinet minister under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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C.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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D.
Æneas MacKenzie
Æneas MacKenzie was a Scottish-born Hollywood screenwriter known for crafting grand historical and biblical epics, including contributing to the screenplay of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
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E.
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian best known as one of the core members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
- 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: John MacLeod Triple: [1976 NBA Finals, SunsCoach, John MacLeod]
Generated description
John MacLeod was an American basketball coach best known for leading the Phoenix Suns to multiple playoff appearances, including a trip to the 1976 NBA Finals.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John MacLeod Target entity description: John MacLeod was an American basketball coach best known for leading the Phoenix Suns to multiple playoff appearances, including a trip to the 1976 NBA Finals.
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A.
Matthew Stirling
Matthew Stirling was an American archaeologist and ethnologist known for his pioneering excavations of Olmec sites in Mexico and his contributions to the study of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations.
-
B.
John MacGregor
John MacGregor is a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including serving as a Cabinet minister under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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C.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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D.
Æneas MacKenzie
Æneas MacKenzie was a Scottish-born Hollywood screenwriter known for crafting grand historical and biblical epics, including contributing to the screenplay of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
-
E.
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian best known as one of the core members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: SunsCoach Context triple: [1976 NBA Finals, SunsCoach, John MacLeod]
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A.
coachOf
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the coach (trainer or manager) of another entity, typically a person or team.
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B.
assistantCoachAt
Indicates that one entity serves in the role of assistant coach for a sports team, organization, or program represented by the other entity.
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C.
basedInAsCoach
Indicates that a person holds a coaching position for an organization or team that is located in a specified place.
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D.
coachingTeam
Indicates that one entity serves as a coach or coaching staff for a particular team.
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E.
usesCoachType
Indicates that an entity employs or operates a specific type or category of coach (e.g., vehicle or carriage) in its service or context.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ab495d227c8190b26ae6548eeb1019 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd2bc7b5481908b3664495e99f1a4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af8376d6dc81909bf1e5caefb304ef |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af845372448190af97bd61652787ba |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af84c22da08190bc06c4177cc05856 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:41 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abd0aed2688190a18fe66b98d80e0b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.