Triple
T18249793
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William MacDougall |
E437056
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William MacDougall |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: William MacDougall | Statement: [William MacDougall, name, William MacDougall]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William MacDougall Context triple: [William MacDougall, name, William MacDougall]
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A.
William MacDougall
chosen
William MacDougall was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, and Father of Confederation who played a significant role in the political formation of Canada in the 19th century.
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B.
George Paton
George Paton is an NFL executive best known for serving as the general manager responsible for building and overseeing the Denver Broncos’ roster and football operations.
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C.
Norman MacLeod
Norman MacLeod is a Scottish name borne by several notable figures, including clergymen, writers, and clan leaders prominent in 19th-century Scotland.
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D.
Arthur Macalister
Arthur Macalister was a 19th-century Scottish-born Australian politician who served multiple terms as Premier of Queensland and played a key role in the early governance of the colony.
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E.
Ian Macfarlan
Ian Macfarlan was an Australian politician who briefly served as Premier of Victoria in the 1930s.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b91104e08190a8241f7d260a5162 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4fd8065b08190ae8d37102141f470 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:33 a.m.