Triple
T4898364
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Napier |
E109737
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merchiston Tower
Merchiston Tower is a historic 16th-century Scottish tower house in Edinburgh, best known as the ancestral home of mathematician and logarithm inventor John Napier.
|
E478025
|
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: Merchiston Tower | Statement: [John Napier, placeOfBirth, Merchiston Tower]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merchiston Tower Context triple: [John Napier, placeOfBirth, Merchiston Tower]
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A.
Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined Renaissance royal residence in West Lothian, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots and a former seat of the Scottish monarchy.
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B.
Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton Castle is a historic Scottish stronghold perched on a volcanic rock overlooking the River Clyde, long serving as a strategic fortress and royal refuge.
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C.
Holyrood Abbey
Holyrood Abbey is a ruined medieval Augustinian abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically serving as a royal church closely associated with the Scottish monarchy.
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D.
Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle is a historic Scottish castle near Lauder in the Borders, renowned for its grand architecture, rich interiors, and long association with the Earls of Lauderdale.
-
E.
Clackmannan Tower
Clackmannan Tower is a medieval fortified tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, notable for its historic association with the Bruce family and its commanding position overlooking the surrounding landscape.
- 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: Merchiston Tower Triple: [John Napier, placeOfBirth, Merchiston Tower]
Generated description
Merchiston Tower is a historic 16th-century Scottish tower house in Edinburgh, best known as the ancestral home of mathematician and logarithm inventor John Napier.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merchiston Tower Target entity description: Merchiston Tower is a historic 16th-century Scottish tower house in Edinburgh, best known as the ancestral home of mathematician and logarithm inventor John Napier.
-
A.
Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined Renaissance royal residence in West Lothian, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots and a former seat of the Scottish monarchy.
-
B.
Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton Castle is a historic Scottish stronghold perched on a volcanic rock overlooking the River Clyde, long serving as a strategic fortress and royal refuge.
-
C.
Holyrood Abbey
Holyrood Abbey is a ruined medieval Augustinian abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically serving as a royal church closely associated with the Scottish monarchy.
-
D.
Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle is a historic Scottish castle near Lauder in the Borders, renowned for its grand architecture, rich interiors, and long association with the Earls of Lauderdale.
-
E.
Clackmannan Tower
Clackmannan Tower is a medieval fortified tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, notable for its historic association with the Bruce family and its commanding position overlooking the surrounding landscape.
- 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_69bd4410bbf88190aad50d2451c863d6 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e49992481908cc7cc1eeafd6494 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be6fc997548190bb340193475065ee |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be70585e9881909b8ad633f6cc42a6 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be70d49768819088f4d523e968fdfb |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.