Triple

T12441421
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Niven E297279 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object MacNiven
MacNiven is a surname, likely of Scottish origin, that serves as a variant form of the name Niven.
 E986537 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: MacNiven | Statement: [Niven, hasVariant, MacNiven]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacNiven
Context triple: [Niven, hasVariant, MacNiven]
  • A. MacRae
    MacRae is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public life.
  • B. Mackenzell
    Mackenzell is a small village in the Hesse region of central Germany.
  • C. MacMurrie
    MacMurrie is a surname variant of Murray, a Scottish family name with Gaelic origins.
  • D. McCallum
    McCallum is a British television crime drama series starring John Hannah as a forensic pathologist solving complex murder cases.
  • E. McCallum
    McCallum is the namesake of the McCallum Graduate School of Business, likely a notable benefactor or figure associated with the institution.
  • 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: MacNiven
Triple: [Niven, hasVariant, MacNiven]
Generated description
MacNiven is a surname, likely of Scottish origin, that serves as a variant form of the name Niven.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacNiven
Target entity description: MacNiven is a surname, likely of Scottish origin, that serves as a variant form of the name Niven.
  • A. MacInness
    MacInness is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacInnes of the Scottish Highlands.
  • B. MacRae
    MacRae is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public life.
  • C. Mackenzell
    Mackenzell is a small village in the Hesse region of central Germany.
  • D. MacKinnis
    MacKinnis is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacInnes of the Scottish Highlands.
  • E. MacMurrie
    MacMurrie is a surname variant of Murray, a Scottish family name with Gaelic origins.
  • 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_69d6ada166c48190b902972cd2408fa3 completed April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d94d8ecb6c8190a19cbf9de31cabbd completed April 10, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f64b9d34848190b02311ada2572440 completed May 2, 2026, 7:08 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f64def9a6081908c3048f948829051 completed May 2, 2026, 7:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f64ea1719c8190b91ffaab60db25ad completed May 2, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:55 p.m.