Triple

T1489252
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert Fergusson E29538 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Fergusson
Fergusson is a Scottish surname historically associated with several notable figures in literature, politics, and public life.
 E159443 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: Fergusson | Statement: [Robert Fergusson, familyName, Fergusson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Fergusson
Context triple: [Robert Fergusson, familyName, Fergusson]
  • A. Erskine
    Erskine is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, traditionally used as both a first name and a surname.
  • B. St Andrews
    St Andrews is a historic coastal town in eastern Scotland renowned for its ancient university and status as the "home of golf."
  • C. Midlothian
    Midlothian is a historic county and council area in southeastern Scotland, just south of Edinburgh, known for its mix of former mining communities, rural landscapes, and historic sites.
  • D. Lochgelly High School
    Lochgelly High School is a secondary school serving the town of Lochgelly and surrounding communities in Fife, Scotland.
  • E. Farguson
    Farguson is an alternative spelling of the surname Ferguson, which is of Scottish origin.
  • 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: Fergusson
Triple: [Robert Fergusson, familyName, Fergusson]
Generated description
Fergusson is a Scottish surname historically associated with several notable figures in literature, politics, and public life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Fergusson
Target entity description: Fergusson is a Scottish surname historically associated with several notable figures in literature, politics, and public life.
  • A. Erskine
    Erskine is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, traditionally used as both a first name and a surname.
  • B. St Andrews
    St Andrews is a historic coastal town in eastern Scotland renowned for its ancient university and status as the "home of golf."
  • C. Midlothian
    Midlothian is a historic county and council area in southeastern Scotland, just south of Edinburgh, known for its mix of former mining communities, rural landscapes, and historic sites.
  • D. Lochgelly High School
    Lochgelly High School is a secondary school serving the town of Lochgelly and surrounding communities in Fife, Scotland.
  • E. Farguson chosen
    Farguson is an alternative spelling of the surname Ferguson, which is of Scottish origin.
  • F. None of above.

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_69a498da82e08190ba833330d05f380f completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c6a6095481909e9d406ac9a41828 completed March 1, 2026, 11:07 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad1ca7804c8190b6818ff344908028 completed March 8, 2026, 6:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad1cfdd8788190b3c9f6e0d49ec350 completed March 8, 2026, 6:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad1d75f4f8819090c397a4b2d3f839 completed March 8, 2026, 6:55 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.