Triple
T7765802
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn |
E176140
|
entity |
| Predicate | fatherInLaw |
P18081
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Macdowall
James Macdowall was a Scottish figure of the late 18th to early 19th century known primarily through his familial connection as the father-in-law of the prominent judge and essayist Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn.
|
E689286
|
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: James Macdowall | Statement: [Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, fatherInLaw, James Macdowall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Macdowall Context triple: [Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, fatherInLaw, James Macdowall]
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A.
Richard Macdonald
Richard Macdonald was a British production designer and art director known for his distinctive visual work on films including the 1991 movie "The Addams Family."
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B.
David MacLean
David MacLean is the young boy protagonist of the 1953 science fiction film "Invaders from Mars," whose perspective drives the story of an alien invasion in his small town.
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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.
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall is an Australian architect best known as a founding director of the influential firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), recognized for its bold and unconventional public architecture.
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E.
James McMillan
James McMillan is a relatively obscure individual about whom only limited public information is available, making it difficult to identify a specific notable role or achievement.
- 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: James Macdowall Triple: [Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, fatherInLaw, James Macdowall]
Generated description
James Macdowall was a Scottish figure of the late 18th to early 19th century known primarily through his familial connection as the father-in-law of the prominent judge and essayist Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Macdowall Target entity description: James Macdowall was a Scottish figure of the late 18th to early 19th century known primarily through his familial connection as the father-in-law of the prominent judge and essayist Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn.
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A.
Richard Macdonald
Richard Macdonald was a British production designer and art director known for his distinctive visual work on films including the 1991 movie "The Addams Family."
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B.
David MacLean
David MacLean is the young boy protagonist of the 1953 science fiction film "Invaders from Mars," whose perspective drives the story of an alien invasion in his small town.
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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.
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall is an Australian architect best known as a founding director of the influential firm Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), recognized for its bold and unconventional public architecture.
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E.
James McMillan
James McMillan is a relatively obscure individual about whom only limited public information is available, making it difficult to identify a specific notable role or achievement.
- 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_69c69962923c8190ac74d28b4f9fe0a0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c7043279748190b30882e9cc6cca54 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8f30ecf808190a19d57a814d45a42 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 9:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8f3deabac8190b3da7a941375eea6 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 9:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8f49af9c88190a88408ac19136daf |
completed | March 29, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:09 p.m.