Triple
T3364584
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alexander McDougall |
E70803
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentOf |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Catherine McDougall
Catherine McDougall is a person known primarily as the child of Alexander McDougall.
|
E380115
|
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: Catherine McDougall | Statement: [Alexander McDougall, parentOf, Catherine McDougall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catherine McDougall Context triple: [Alexander McDougall, parentOf, Catherine McDougall]
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A.
Catherine Farrell
Catherine Farrell is known as the sister of Irish actor Colin Farrell.
-
B.
Catherine Smith
Catherine Smith was the wife of influential Reformed theologian and biblical scholar Geerhardus Vos.
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C.
Catherine Callaghan
Catherine Callaghan was a linguist known for her influential work on Native American languages, particularly her research on and classification of the Utian language family.
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D.
Catherine Stihler
Catherine Stihler is a Scottish former Labour MEP and political figure who has gone on to lead major digital and open knowledge organizations.
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E.
Catherine Devine McConnell
Catherine Devine McConnell was the first wife of American actor and author Sterling Hayden, with whom she had several children before their eventual divorce.
- 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: Catherine McDougall Triple: [Alexander McDougall, parentOf, Catherine McDougall]
Generated description
Catherine McDougall is a person known primarily as the child of Alexander McDougall.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catherine McDougall Target entity description: Catherine McDougall is a person known primarily as the child of Alexander McDougall.
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A.
Catherine Farrell
Catherine Farrell is known as the sister of Irish actor Colin Farrell.
-
B.
Catherine Smith
Catherine Smith was the wife of influential Reformed theologian and biblical scholar Geerhardus Vos.
-
C.
Catherine Callaghan
Catherine Callaghan was a linguist known for her influential work on Native American languages, particularly her research on and classification of the Utian language family.
-
D.
Catherine Stihler
Catherine Stihler is a Scottish former Labour MEP and political figure who has gone on to lead major digital and open knowledge organizations.
-
E.
Catherine Devine McConnell
Catherine Devine McConnell was the first wife of American actor and author Sterling Hayden, with whom she had several children before their eventual divorce.
- 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_69ad85a729d48190afd789cd8417f289 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb28467b88190bdf70b851bc8efa9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4c3667a288190aa79835f5d621942 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4c71f486881909f18b26240cb7cf1 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4c7b31e648190b9b8e1f761163035 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.