Triple
T16359526
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Malcolm Longair |
E397273
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Astronomer Royal for Scotland |
E68251
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Statement: [Malcolm Longair, positionHeld, Astronomer Royal for Scotland]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Astronomer Royal for Scotland Context triple: [Malcolm Longair, positionHeld, Astronomer Royal for Scotland]
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A.
Astronomer Royal
chosen
The Astronomer Royal is a senior official title in the United Kingdom historically given to the leading royal astronomer responsible for advancing astronomical research and advising the Crown.
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B.
President of the Royal Astronomical Society
The President of the Royal Astronomical Society is the elected head of the United Kingdom’s leading professional body for astronomy and geophysics, overseeing its scientific, organizational, and public outreach activities.
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C.
Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry
The Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Cambridge dedicated to advanced research and teaching in astronomy and mathematics.
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D.
Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is the crown-appointed director and chief scientific and administrative head of Scotland’s national botanic garden.
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E.
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society is a prestigious post-nominal title awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of astronomy or related sciences, recognizing their professional standing within the Royal Astronomical Society.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d87f2778dc8190aa95c7572db127e6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e2fad241848190a9f32c7b050f20a5 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a002dbce2508190b655de87f48e841e |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:07 a.m.