Triple

T14808036
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Preston E348091 entity
Predicate hasVariantForm P457 FINISHED
Object Preston (surname)
Preston is an English surname of habitational origin, typically derived from various places named Preston meaning "priest's town."
E1120317 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: Preston (surname) | Statement: [Preston, hasVariantForm, Preston (surname)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Preston (surname)
Context triple: [Preston, hasVariantForm, Preston (surname)]
  • A. Preston family
    The Preston family is a historic Scottish noble lineage known for its long-term association with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
  • B. Perrin (surname)
    Perrin is a French-origin surname, typically derived from the given name Pierre (Peter), and borne by numerous individuals across French-speaking and other countries.
  • C. Brent (surname)
    Brent is an English surname of Old English and Celtic origin, commonly derived from place names associated with hills, high ground, or the River Brent.
  • D. Ashton (surname)
    Ashton is an English surname typically derived from various place names meaning "ash tree town" or "ash settlement."
  • E. Upton (surname)
    Upton is an English surname of locational origin, historically derived from various places named Upton across England.
  • 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: Preston (surname)
Triple: [Preston, hasVariantForm, Preston (surname)]
Generated description
Preston is an English surname of habitational origin, typically derived from various places named Preston meaning "priest's town."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Preston (surname)
Target entity description: Preston is an English surname of habitational origin, typically derived from various places named Preston meaning "priest's town."
  • A. Preston family
    The Preston family is a historic Scottish noble lineage known for its long-term association with Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.
  • B. Perrin (surname)
    Perrin is a French-origin surname, typically derived from the given name Pierre (Peter), and borne by numerous individuals across French-speaking and other countries.
  • C. Brent (surname)
    Brent is an English surname of Old English and Celtic origin, commonly derived from place names associated with hills, high ground, or the River Brent.
  • D. Ashton (surname)
    Ashton is an English surname typically derived from various place names meaning "ash tree town" or "ash settlement."
  • E. Upton (surname)
    Upton is an English surname of locational origin, historically derived from various places named Upton across England.
  • 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_69d822ea8b7c819097dfadf3d45545e6 completed April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69decf33b6a08190ab6a4cfeda2cc09c completed April 14, 2026, 11:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fe24c8bc6881908736c029943997ae completed May 8, 2026, 6 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fe28222dc48190bca61ea273172950 completed May 8, 2026, 6:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fe28ba11a4819092e13669c53e6ecd completed May 8, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:44 a.m.