Triple

T17983323
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject McGill E430160 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object MacGill
MacGill is a variant spelling of the name McGill, commonly associated with Scottish heritage and surnames.
 E1300015 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: MacGill | Statement: [McGill, hasVariant, MacGill]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacGill
Context triple: [McGill, hasVariant, MacGill]
  • A. McGillis
    McGillis is a surname most notably associated with American actress Kelly McGillis, known for her roles in films such as "Top Gun" and "Witness."
  • B. MacNaught
    MacNaught is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacNaughton.
  • C. MacLea
    MacLea is a Scottish surname closely associated with the clan name Livingstone and its historical variants.
  • D. McAuley
    McAuley is a Scottish surname historically linked to Clan MacAulay, a Highland clan with roots in western Scotland.
  • E. MacLachlin
    MacLachlin is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacLachlan of the Scottish Highlands.
  • 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: MacGill
Triple: [McGill, hasVariant, MacGill]
Generated description
MacGill is a variant spelling of the name McGill, commonly associated with Scottish heritage and surnames.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacGill
Target entity description: MacGill is a variant spelling of the name McGill, commonly associated with Scottish heritage and surnames.
  • A. McGillis
    McGillis is a surname most notably associated with American actress Kelly McGillis, known for her roles in films such as "Top Gun" and "Witness."
  • B. MacNaught
    MacNaught is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacNaughton.
  • C. MacLea
    MacLea is a Scottish surname closely associated with the clan name Livingstone and its historical variants.
  • D. McAuley
    McAuley is a Scottish surname historically linked to Clan MacAulay, a Highland clan with roots in western Scotland.
  • E. MacLachlin
    MacLachlin is a Scottish surname associated as a sept with Clan MacLachlan of the Scottish Highlands.
  • 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_69d8b90364248190a37381adea932f42 completed April 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4b2992fe481908c0d2757b4de5bad completed April 19, 2026, 10:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0337a70d808190a86d49ee85adf4c5 completed May 12, 2026, 2:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a033ca5e4c08190b7de8ab2d4fb8e3b completed May 12, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a033daf5b948190926f2925b8e3cc84 completed May 12, 2026, 2:48 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:23 a.m.