Triple
T5303050
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James M. McPherson |
E120029
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McPherson
McPherson is a surname most notably associated with James M. McPherson, a prominent American Civil War historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author.
|
E509615
|
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: McPherson | Statement: [James M. McPherson, familyName, McPherson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McPherson Context triple: [James M. McPherson, familyName, McPherson]
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A.
Winfield
Winfield is a masculine given name most notably borne by 19th-century American military leader Winfield Scott.
-
B.
Kilpatric
Kilpatric is a surname variant of Kilpatrick, a Scottish-origin family name historically associated with clans and place names in Scotland.
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C.
Pomeroy
Pomeroy is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known for its rural setting and surrounding upland landscapes.
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D.
Zebulon
Zebulon is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with the biblical tribe of Zebulun.
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E.
Thomas Day
Thomas Day was an 18th-century British author and radical thinker best known for his didactic children's book "The History of Sandford and Merton" and his involvement in Enlightenment and reformist circles.
- 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: McPherson Triple: [James M. McPherson, familyName, McPherson]
Generated description
McPherson is a surname most notably associated with James M. McPherson, a prominent American Civil War historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McPherson Target entity description: McPherson is a surname most notably associated with James M. McPherson, a prominent American Civil War historian and Pulitzer Prize–winning author.
-
A.
Winfield
Winfield is a masculine given name most notably borne by 19th-century American military leader Winfield Scott.
-
B.
Kilpatric
Kilpatric is a surname variant of Kilpatrick, a Scottish-origin family name historically associated with clans and place names in Scotland.
-
C.
Pomeroy
Pomeroy is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known for its rural setting and surrounding upland landscapes.
-
D.
Zebulon
Zebulon is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with the biblical tribe of Zebulun.
-
E.
Thomas Day
Thomas Day was an 18th-century British author and radical thinker best known for his didactic children's book "The History of Sandford and Merton" and his involvement in Enlightenment and reformist circles.
- 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_69bd44704be88190acdb2ac481b0ff55 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd851b685c8190b7ed8c762a807395 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf10f3b9ac81909cd2ca2278b11d3e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf11635b9c819092130c46caea9306 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf11e982d08190bc74312bf6ee7127 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:53 p.m.