Triple
T8015466
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gillies |
E186602
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Donald A. Gillies
Donald A. Gillies was a British philosopher of science and logician known for his work on probability theory, scientific methodology, and the philosophy of mathematics.
|
E722425
|
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: Donald A. Gillies | Statement: [Gillies, hasNotableBearer, Donald A. Gillies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald A. Gillies Context triple: [Gillies, hasNotableBearer, Donald A. Gillies]
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A.
Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Z. McLeod was an American film director best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
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B.
Richard B. Ogilvie
Richard B. Ogilvie was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 35th Governor of Illinois from 1969 to 1973.
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C.
Donald R. McLennan
Donald R. McLennan was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan.
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D.
Reginald S. Macdonald
Reginald S. Macdonald was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Dent d'Hérens in the Alps.
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E.
Gordon Jennings
Gordon Jennings was an American special effects artist renowned for his pioneering visual effects work in mid-20th-century Hollywood science fiction and adventure films.
- 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: Donald A. Gillies Triple: [Gillies, hasNotableBearer, Donald A. Gillies]
Generated description
Donald A. Gillies was a British philosopher of science and logician known for his work on probability theory, scientific methodology, and the philosophy of mathematics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald A. Gillies Target entity description: Donald A. Gillies was a British philosopher of science and logician known for his work on probability theory, scientific methodology, and the philosophy of mathematics.
-
A.
Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Z. McLeod was an American film director best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies in the 1930s and 1940s, including films with the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields.
-
B.
Richard B. Ogilvie
Richard B. Ogilvie was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 35th Governor of Illinois from 1969 to 1973.
-
C.
Donald R. McLennan
Donald R. McLennan was an American insurance executive and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of the global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan.
-
D.
Reginald S. Macdonald
Reginald S. Macdonald was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of the Dent d'Hérens in the Alps.
-
E.
Gordon Jennings
Gordon Jennings was an American special effects artist renowned for his pioneering visual effects work in mid-20th-century Hollywood science fiction and adventure films.
- 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_69ca82ac7fc081909b1398cf025423af |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3df24e4c8190ae1c46e97e54787d |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cd6744324c8190875444437d8dcc64 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cd6c1f75748190b119acd0d92f2ef9 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 7:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cd7da4f3a0819080eed3d03c293789 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:20 p.m.