Triple

T183837
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steve Nicol E3936 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Nicol
Nicol is a Scottish surname most notably associated with former professional footballer and manager Steve Nicol.
 E32619 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: Nicol | Statement: [Steve Nicol, familyName, Nicol]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nicol
Context triple: [Steve Nicol, familyName, Nicol]
  • A. Nancy
    Nancy is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" that became especially popular in English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
  • B. Nance
    Nance is the middle name of John Nance Garner, the 32nd vice president of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • C. Pauletta
    Pauletta is a feminine given name, typically considered a diminutive or variant of Paula or Pauline.
  • D. Alva
    Alva is the middle name of the famed American inventor Thomas Edison, often used as part of his full name, Thomas Alva Edison.
  • E. Joanna
    Joanna is the first name of Joanna Newsom, an American harpist, singer-songwriter, and musician known for her intricate compositions and distinctive vocal style.
  • 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: Nicol
Triple: [Steve Nicol, familyName, Nicol]
Generated description
Nicol is a Scottish surname most notably associated with former professional footballer and manager Steve Nicol.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nicol
Target entity description: Nicol is a Scottish surname most notably associated with former professional footballer and manager Steve Nicol.
  • A. Nancy
    Nancy is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" that became especially popular in English-speaking countries in the 20th century.
  • B. Nance
    Nance is the middle name of John Nance Garner, the 32nd vice president of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • C. Pauletta
    Pauletta is a feminine given name, typically considered a diminutive or variant of Paula or Pauline.
  • D. Alva
    Alva is the middle name of the famed American inventor Thomas Edison, often used as part of his full name, Thomas Alva Edison.
  • E. Joanna
    Joanna is the first name of Joanna Newsom, an American harpist, singer-songwriter, and musician known for her intricate compositions and distinctive vocal style.
  • 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_69a25497e2f08190a040f8c6e1842643 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:36 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25926be9c8190a4cfce66f57589d1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a376589afc8190865a988b5dc71497 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 11:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a376cfa62c8190967fd7477e8440ab completed Feb. 28, 2026, 11:14 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3772b8a848190b5367ba2e64c6a43 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 11:15 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:40 a.m.