Triple
T4069936
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McDermott |
E86619
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William McDermott
William McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including various professionals and public figures, rather than referring to a single widely recognized person.
|
E455191
|
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: William McDermott | Statement: [McDermott, hasNotableBearer, William McDermott]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William McDermott Context triple: [McDermott, hasNotableBearer, William McDermott]
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A.
Robert Emmett McDonough
Robert Emmett McDonough was an American businessman and philanthropist whose significant contributions to education led Georgetown University to name its McDonough School of Business in his honor.
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B.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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C.
Robert McDermott
Robert McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals and public figures in various fields.
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D.
William H. Ziegler
William H. Ziegler was an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy-drama "Funny Girl."
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E.
David Buttolph
David Buttolph was an American film composer and arranger known for scoring numerous Hollywood movies from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- 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: William McDermott Triple: [McDermott, hasNotableBearer, William McDermott]
Generated description
William McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including various professionals and public figures, rather than referring to a single widely recognized person.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William McDermott Target entity description: William McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including various professionals and public figures, rather than referring to a single widely recognized person.
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A.
Robert Emmett McDonough
Robert Emmett McDonough was an American businessman and philanthropist whose significant contributions to education led Georgetown University to name its McDonough School of Business in his honor.
-
B.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
C.
Robert McDermott
Robert McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals and public figures in various fields.
-
D.
William H. Ziegler
William H. Ziegler was an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the musical comedy-drama "Funny Girl."
-
E.
David Buttolph
David Buttolph was an American film composer and arranger known for scoring numerous Hollywood movies from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- 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_69aed93ebe448190a1f1686e28740ac9 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefbfa45c88190b7b13b35de816378 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bde03b1f508190b9d5026103d3ee79 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bde26ff3ac8190abada7fe7e03a5e2 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bde3191b448190ad2affaa30bb1515 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:38 p.m.