Triple
T18249813
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William MacDougall |
E437056
|
entity |
| Predicate | ethnicGroup |
P194
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Scottish Canadian
Scottish Canadians are Canadians of Scottish ancestry whose culture blends Scottish traditions with Canadian society and history.
|
E1314548
|
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: Scottish Canadian | Statement: [William MacDougall, ethnicGroup, Scottish Canadian]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Canadian Context triple: [William MacDougall, ethnicGroup, Scottish Canadian]
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A.
Scottish American
Scottish Americans are U.S. residents or citizens of Scottish ancestry, known for preserving and contributing Scottish cultural traditions, heritage, and influence within American society.
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B.
Scottish people
Scottish people are a Celtic ethnic group native to Scotland, known for their distinct culture, traditions, and contributions to literature, science, and the arts.
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C.
British-Canadian
Roger Spottiswoode is a film director and editor best known for directing movies such as the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies" and the action thriller "Under Fire."
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D.
Scottish
Scottish refers to people, culture, and heritage originating from Scotland, a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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E.
Scottish Australians
Scottish Australians are Australian residents and citizens of Scottish ancestry, known for maintaining distinct cultural traditions such as Highland games, pipe bands, and Scottish festivals across Australia.
- 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: Scottish Canadian Triple: [William MacDougall, ethnicGroup, Scottish Canadian]
Generated description
Scottish Canadians are Canadians of Scottish ancestry whose culture blends Scottish traditions with Canadian society and history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish Canadian Target entity description: Scottish Canadians are Canadians of Scottish ancestry whose culture blends Scottish traditions with Canadian society and history.
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A.
Scottish American
Scottish Americans are U.S. residents or citizens of Scottish ancestry, known for preserving and contributing Scottish cultural traditions, heritage, and influence within American society.
-
B.
Scottish people
Scottish people are a Celtic ethnic group native to Scotland, known for their distinct culture, traditions, and contributions to literature, science, and the arts.
-
C.
British-Canadian
Roger Spottiswoode is a film director and editor best known for directing movies such as the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies" and the action thriller "Under Fire."
-
D.
Scottish
Scottish refers to people, culture, and heritage originating from Scotland, a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
-
E.
Scottish Australians
Scottish Australians are Australian residents and citizens of Scottish ancestry, known for maintaining distinct cultural traditions such as Highland games, pipe bands, and Scottish festivals across Australia.
- 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_69d8b91104e08190a8241f7d260a5162 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4fd8065b08190ae8d37102141f470 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03ac75d38c8190a198e8b1868f6621 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03ad4d5bcc8190a5e065a5bb897400 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03af1fb1e0819095c9e8cb5528ce30 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:33 a.m.