Triple

T1362617
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Macdonough E29130 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Macdonough
Macdonough is a surname most notably associated with Thomas Macdonough, a distinguished early 19th-century U.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero.
 E157263 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: Macdonough | Statement: [Thomas Macdonough, familyName, Macdonough]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Macdonough
Context triple: [Thomas Macdonough, familyName, Macdonough]
  • A. Winfield Scott
    Winfield Scott was a prominent U.S. Army general and presidential candidate who served in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War, and helped shape early U.S. military strategy.
  • B. Philip Sheridan
    Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
  • C. Winfield Scott Hancock
    Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
  • D. John D. Schofield
    John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
  • E. Robert S. Garnett
    Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
  • 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: Macdonough
Triple: [Thomas Macdonough, familyName, Macdonough]
Generated description
Macdonough is a surname most notably associated with Thomas Macdonough, a distinguished early 19th-century U.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Macdonough
Target entity description: Macdonough is a surname most notably associated with Thomas Macdonough, a distinguished early 19th-century U.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero.
  • A. Winfield Scott
    Winfield Scott was a prominent U.S. Army general and presidential candidate who served in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War, and helped shape early U.S. military strategy.
  • B. Philip Sheridan
    Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
  • C. Winfield Scott Hancock
    Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
  • D. John D. Schofield
    John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
  • E. Robert S. Garnett
    Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
  • 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_69a498d77abc8190913bf57e5f51d2c4 completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c2b4ab3c8190ad692e32eee05976 completed March 1, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acd47d38388190856b4ae9de1e69d7 completed March 8, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69acd543a0ac8190b9fd5e921b5ad9ea completed March 8, 2026, 1:47 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69acd5b8fa2481908fd52d94e55b6377 completed March 8, 2026, 1:49 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:57 p.m.