Triple

T1580588
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Encyclopaedia Britannica E33753 entity
Predicate founder P104 FINISHED
Object Colin Macfarquhar
Colin Macfarquhar was an 18th-century Scottish printer and publisher best known for co-founding the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
 E241049 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: Colin Macfarquhar | Statement: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, founder, Colin Macfarquhar]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Colin Macfarquhar
Context triple: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, founder, Colin Macfarquhar]
  • A. 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.
  • B. John MacDougall
    John MacDougall was a Scottish Labour politician who served as a Member of Parliament representing a constituency including Glenrothes.
  • C. Ewen MacIntosh
    Ewen MacIntosh is a British actor and comedian best known for playing the deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in the original UK version of "The Office."
  • D. 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.
  • E. Duncan Stewart
    Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
  • 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: Colin Macfarquhar
Triple: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, founder, Colin Macfarquhar]
Generated description
Colin Macfarquhar was an 18th-century Scottish printer and publisher best known for co-founding the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Colin Macfarquhar
Target entity description: Colin Macfarquhar was an 18th-century Scottish printer and publisher best known for co-founding the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  • A. 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.
  • B. John MacDougall
    John MacDougall was a Scottish Labour politician who served as a Member of Parliament representing a constituency including Glenrothes.
  • C. Ewen MacIntosh
    Ewen MacIntosh is a British actor and comedian best known for playing the deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in the original UK version of "The Office."
  • D. 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.
  • E. Duncan Stewart
    Duncan Stewart is a music producer best known for his work on U2’s album "Songs of Surrender."
  • 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_69a885f27a4c8190a4622252cdf54c00 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a908d78fe48190b155f85deca59639 completed March 5, 2026, 4:38 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae5d78933c81908359b0010b9e6147 completed March 9, 2026, 5:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae5dd76d408190ab324280344c7b79 completed March 9, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae5e4bfda88190af66dcb564c1e731 completed March 9, 2026, 5:44 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.