Triple

T949073
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of Stirling E20478 entity
Predicate hasPrincipalAndViceChancellor P20773 FINISHED
Object Sir Gerry McCormac
Sir Gerry McCormac is a Scottish academic and university leader known for serving as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling.
E114453 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Sir Gerry McCormac | Statement: [University of Stirling, hasPrincipalAndViceChancellor, Sir Gerry McCormac]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Gerry McCormac
Context triple: [University of Stirling, hasPrincipalAndViceChancellor, Sir Gerry McCormac]
  • A. Sir Jim McDonald
    Sir Jim McDonald is a prominent Scottish engineer and academic leader known for his contributions to power systems engineering and his role as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde.
  • B. Bill Dinneen
    Bill Dinneen was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher and later umpire, best known for his standout performances in the first modern World Series and his long career in the American League.
  • C. Walter Edward Barry
    Walter Edward Barry was a member of the prominent Barry family of British architects, being the son of renowned architect Charles Barry.
  • D. Graeme Gibson
    Graeme Gibson was a Canadian novelist, environmentalist, and cultural advocate known for his contributions to Canadian literature and his long partnership with writer Margaret Atwood.
  • E. Pat Moran
    Pat Moran was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball manager and former catcher best known for leading teams like the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds, including guiding the Reds to a controversial 1919 World Series championship.
  • 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: Sir Gerry McCormac
Triple: [University of Stirling, hasPrincipalAndViceChancellor, Sir Gerry McCormac]
Generated description
Sir Gerry McCormac is a Scottish academic and university leader known for serving as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Gerry McCormac
Target entity description: Sir Gerry McCormac is a Scottish academic and university leader known for serving as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling.
  • A. Sir Jim McDonald
    Sir Jim McDonald is a prominent Scottish engineer and academic leader known for his contributions to power systems engineering and his role as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde.
  • B. Bill Dinneen
    Bill Dinneen was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher and later umpire, best known for his standout performances in the first modern World Series and his long career in the American League.
  • C. Walter Edward Barry
    Walter Edward Barry was a member of the prominent Barry family of British architects, being the son of renowned architect Charles Barry.
  • D. Graeme Gibson
    Graeme Gibson was a Canadian novelist, environmentalist, and cultural advocate known for his contributions to Canadian literature and his long partnership with writer Margaret Atwood.
  • E. Pat Moran
    Pat Moran was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball manager and former catcher best known for leading teams like the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds, including guiding the Reds to a controversial 1919 World Series championship.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasPrincipalAndViceChancellor
Context triple: [University of Stirling, hasPrincipalAndViceChancellor, Sir Gerry McCormac]
  • A. principalAndViceChancellor chosen
    Indicates that one entity holds the role of principal while also serving as the vice chancellor of an institution in relation to another entity.
  • B. hasViceChancellor
    Indicates that one entity serves as the vice chancellor of another entity.
  • C. hasProvost
    Indicates that an institution or organization has a specific person serving in the role of provost.
  • D. hasChancellor
    Indicates that an entity holds the position or role of chancellor for another entity.
  • E. hasViceChair
    Indicates that an entity holds the role or position of vice chair in relation to another entity (such as an organization, committee, or group).
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a493b0f2fc81908cd227480a5356a1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b3bf9bb88190a79b2db698613a8d completed March 1, 2026, 9:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac16fdd37c81909262c1cc271cdd21 completed March 7, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac176e56fc819093e45a57ed40eeef completed March 7, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac182b59a08190a6656fc55d9683cb completed March 7, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4b29f05f481908814bd11f235e9d0 completed March 1, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.