Triple
T1042321
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Scottish Covenanters |
E22494
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Dickson
David Dickson was a prominent 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential role in the Covenanter movement and his widely read biblical commentaries.
|
E179119
|
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: David Dickson | Statement: [Scottish Covenanters, notableMember, David Dickson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Dickson Context triple: [Scottish Covenanters, notableMember, David Dickson]
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A.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
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B.
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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C.
James Ogilvy
James Ogilvy is a British landscape designer and magazine founder who is a member of the extended royal family as the son of Princess Alexandra and a first cousin once removed of King Charles III.
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D.
John Mathieson
John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
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E.
James Pattison Cockburn
James Pattison Cockburn was a 19th-century British army officer and topographical artist known for his detailed landscape drawings and watercolors, particularly of Canada and Europe.
- 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: David Dickson Triple: [Scottish Covenanters, notableMember, David Dickson]
Generated description
David Dickson was a prominent 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential role in the Covenanter movement and his widely read biblical commentaries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Dickson Target entity description: David Dickson was a prominent 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential role in the Covenanter movement and his widely read biblical commentaries.
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A.
William Kirkpatrick
William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
James Ogilvy
James Ogilvy is a British landscape designer and magazine founder who is a member of the extended royal family as the son of Princess Alexandra and a first cousin once removed of King Charles III.
-
D.
John Mathieson
John Mathieson is a British cinematographer known for his visually striking work on major films, particularly in collaboration with directors like Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
-
E.
James Pattison Cockburn
James Pattison Cockburn was a 19th-century British army officer and topographical artist known for his detailed landscape drawings and watercolors, particularly of Canada and Europe.
- 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_69a493d91478819094cc01fb65564bc1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b845fa8c8190a7b69629883b62e2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad4001bcd4819088f59e31e3ed79cf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad4173cd4c8190be876a6e065d92f5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad41d249cc8190a2f445410f8494ac |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.