Triple

T20308479
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nicolson E510167 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object Nichalson
Nichalson is a surname variant of Nicolson, typically of Scottish or English origin and derived from the patronymic "son of Nicholas."
 E1423800 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: Nichalson | Statement: [Nicolson, hasVariant, Nichalson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nichalson
Context triple: [Nicolson, hasVariant, Nichalson]
  • A. McElderry
    McElderry is the surname of Margaret K. McElderry, a pioneering American children's book editor and publisher.
  • B. Kinnaird
    Kinnaird is a historic Scottish estate and locality traditionally associated with the Carnegie family and the title of Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird.
  • C. Strathbrock
    Strathbrock is a historic Scottish barony and district in West Lothian, traditionally associated with medieval noble families such as the Morays.
  • D. Aitcheson
    Aitcheson is a surname most notably borne by Mary Elizabeth "Liddy" Aitcheson, the wife of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.
  • E. Murston
    Murston is a locality within the Swale district of Kent, England, historically associated with brickmaking and now largely a residential suburb.
  • 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: Nichalson
Triple: [Nicolson, hasVariant, Nichalson]
Generated description
Nichalson is a surname variant of Nicolson, typically of Scottish or English origin and derived from the patronymic "son of Nicholas."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nichalson
Target entity description: Nichalson is a surname variant of Nicolson, typically of Scottish or English origin and derived from the patronymic "son of Nicholas."
  • A. McElderry
    McElderry is the surname of Margaret K. McElderry, a pioneering American children's book editor and publisher.
  • B. Kinnaird
    Kinnaird is a historic Scottish estate and locality traditionally associated with the Carnegie family and the title of Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird.
  • C. Strathbrock
    Strathbrock is a historic Scottish barony and district in West Lothian, traditionally associated with medieval noble families such as the Morays.
  • D. Aitcheson
    Aitcheson is a surname most notably borne by Mary Elizabeth "Liddy" Aitcheson, the wife of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney.
  • E. Murston
    Murston is a locality within the Swale district of Kent, England, historically associated with brickmaking and now largely a residential suburb.
  • 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_69e0b4c7491c8190961113c4283b10b0 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e677411cf08190ba7e98a4135b643a completed April 20, 2026, 6:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08611e540c8190bdf3bf28f62002a0 completed May 16, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0862c7eaa081909932483432f2fa9a completed May 16, 2026, 12:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08634352288190976327bca8ea3986 completed May 16, 2026, 12:29 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:18 a.m.