Triple

T218340
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sir Alex Ferguson E4157 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Ferguson
Ferguson is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the Gaelic "son of Fergus" and borne by numerous notable figures, including Sir Alex Ferguson.
 E30614 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: Ferguson | Statement: [Sir Alex Ferguson, familyName, Ferguson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ferguson
Context triple: [Sir Alex Ferguson, familyName, Ferguson]
  • A. Fulton, Missouri
    Fulton, Missouri is a small city in central Missouri best known as the site where Winston Churchill delivered his famous 1946 "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College.
  • B. Springfield
    Springfield is a populous suburban community in Northern Virginia known for its major transportation junctions, shopping centers, and proximity to Washington, D.C.
  • C. Lawrence
    Lawrence is a historic mill city in northeastern Massachusetts that developed as a major textile manufacturing center along the Merrimack River.
  • D. Little Rock, Arkansas
    Little Rock, Arkansas is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas, known as a regional center for government, commerce, and culture.
  • E. Winchester
    Winchester is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, known for its residential character and proximity to Boston.
  • 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: Ferguson
Triple: [Sir Alex Ferguson, familyName, Ferguson]
Generated description
Ferguson is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the Gaelic "son of Fergus" and borne by numerous notable figures, including Sir Alex Ferguson.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ferguson
Target entity description: Ferguson is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the Gaelic "son of Fergus" and borne by numerous notable figures, including Sir Alex Ferguson.
  • A. Fulton, Missouri
    Fulton, Missouri is a small city in central Missouri best known as the site where Winston Churchill delivered his famous 1946 "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College.
  • B. Springfield
    Springfield is a populous suburban community in Northern Virginia known for its major transportation junctions, shopping centers, and proximity to Washington, D.C.
  • C. Lawrence
    Lawrence is a historic mill city in northeastern Massachusetts that developed as a major textile manufacturing center along the Merrimack River.
  • D. Little Rock, Arkansas
    Little Rock, Arkansas is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas, known as a regional center for government, commerce, and culture.
  • E. Winchester
    Winchester is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, known for its residential character and proximity to Boston.
  • 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_69a2573508588190b522c2476d91acfe completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25c5199d8819096736c11077adec3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:09 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a36730f0a88190aac3d2e796ee544f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3678a8c988190895796b2e3de3021 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3687171208190b470610bf2a2268e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:13 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.