Triple

T18216485
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject MacVicar E436172 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object John MacVicar
John MacVicar is a relatively obscure individual whose primary notability stems from being recorded as a bearer of the MacVicar surname.
E1343421 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: John MacVicar | Statement: [MacVicar, hasNotableBearer, John MacVicar]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John MacVicar
Context triple: [MacVicar, hasNotableBearer, John MacVicar]
  • A. James McAlister
    James McAlister was an American running back best known for his standout college career at UCLA and subsequent professional play in both the NFL and the World Football League.
  • B. James McAlister
    James McAlister is an American drummer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in indie and experimental music, including frequent collaborations with artists like Sufjan Stevens.
  • C. Hugh McDevitt
    Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
  • D. Robert MacDermid
    Robert MacDermid is a Canadian political scientist known for his research on elections, political finance, and democratic reform.
  • E. John McShain
    John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
  • 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: John MacVicar
Triple: [MacVicar, hasNotableBearer, John MacVicar]
Generated description
John MacVicar is a relatively obscure individual whose primary notability stems from being recorded as a bearer of the MacVicar surname.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John MacVicar
Target entity description: John MacVicar is a relatively obscure individual whose primary notability stems from being recorded as a bearer of the MacVicar surname.
  • A. James McAlister
    James McAlister is an American drummer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work in indie and experimental music, including frequent collaborations with artists like Sufjan Stevens.
  • B. James McAlister
    James McAlister was an American running back best known for his standout college career at UCLA and subsequent professional play in both the NFL and the World Football League.
  • C. Hugh McDevitt
    Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
  • D. Robert MacDermid
    Robert MacDermid is a Canadian political scientist known for his research on elections, political finance, and democratic reform.
  • E. John McShain
    John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
  • 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_69d8b9103a8081908bbb0836fef10efd completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4e47765a081908d0bbca1245f89ba completed April 19, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0546fff34c8190bc9b021cd270e7e7 completed May 14, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a054b7038b8819091039d37cd04bed8 completed May 14, 2026, 4:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a054bce6bf48190879b6fd7adb1cd39 completed May 14, 2026, 4:13 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:32 a.m.