Triple
T90944
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McGill University |
E1827
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James McGill |
E31881
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 McGill | Statement: [McGill University, namedAfter, James McGill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James McGill Context triple: [McGill University, namedAfter, James McGill]
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A.
James McGill
chosen
James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
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B.
William Kirk
William Kirk is a relatively common personal name that may refer to multiple individuals across different fields, rather than a single widely recognized public figure.
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C.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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D.
John Whitfield
John Whitfield was the father of Louise Whitfield Carnegie, who became the wife of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
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E.
James Clark
James Clark is a notable figure in the web and technology community recognized for his significant contributions to open standards and digital publishing.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a24d1a97dc819094e6c021fe9b05a7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f6c29888190890caa7872d63ac6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3794f5ea4819093c481d8155f6f50 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 11:25 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:07 a.m.