Triple

T4504176
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject First MacDonald government E101291 entity
Predicate secretaryOfStateForScotland P23783 FINISHED
Object William Adamson
William Adamson was a Scottish Labour politician who served as Secretary of State for Scotland in the early 20th century and played a key role in the party’s rise to government.
E447418 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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 Adamson | Statement: [First MacDonald government, secretaryOfStateForScotland, William Adamson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Adamson
Context triple: [First MacDonald government, secretaryOfStateForScotland, William Adamson]
  • A. William Lamberton
    William Lamberton was a prominent early 14th-century Scottish bishop and staunch supporter of Scottish independence, closely associated with figures like Robert the Bruce.
  • B. David Dickson
    David Dickson was a prominent 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential role in the Covenanter movement and his widely read biblical commentaries.
  • C. Amandus Adamson
    Amandus Adamson was an Estonian sculptor and artist known for his monumental works and contributions to public sculpture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • D. William Kirkpatrick
    William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
  • E. Jimmy Adamson
    Jimmy Adamson was an English footballer and manager best known for his long association with Burnley FC, where he served as a player, coach, and later manager.
  • 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 Adamson
Triple: [First MacDonald government, secretaryOfStateForScotland, William Adamson]
Generated description
William Adamson was a Scottish Labour politician who served as Secretary of State for Scotland in the early 20th century and played a key role in the party’s rise to government.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Adamson
Target entity description: William Adamson was a Scottish Labour politician who served as Secretary of State for Scotland in the early 20th century and played a key role in the party’s rise to government.
  • A. William Lamberton
    William Lamberton was a prominent early 14th-century Scottish bishop and staunch supporter of Scottish independence, closely associated with figures like Robert the Bruce.
  • B. David Dickson
    David Dickson was a prominent 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian known for his influential role in the Covenanter movement and his widely read biblical commentaries.
  • C. Amandus Adamson
    Amandus Adamson was an Estonian sculptor and artist known for his monumental works and contributions to public sculpture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • D. William Kirkpatrick
    William Kirkpatrick is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with multiple historical and contemporary figures across politics, military service, and public life.
  • E. Jimmy Adamson
    Jimmy Adamson was an English footballer and manager best known for his long association with Burnley FC, where he served as a player, coach, and later manager.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: secretaryOfStateForScotland
Context triple: [First MacDonald government, secretaryOfStateForScotland, William Adamson]
  • A. officeEndForFirstMinisterOfScotland
    Indicates the date or event marking when a person’s term as First Minister of Scotland comes to an end.
  • B. stateSecretary chosen
    Indicates that one entity holds or is associated with the position of state secretary in relation to another entity (such as a government, state, or administration).
  • C. officeStartForFirstMinisterOfScotland
    Indicates the date on which an individual first assumed the office of First Minister of Scotland.
  • D. currentSecretary
    Indicates that one entity currently holds the position or role of secretary for another entity.
  • E. hasMinisterialResponsibilityFor
    Indicates that one entity (typically a minister or ministry) holds official responsibility or oversight for the functions, policies, or operations of another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69bd43d175248190894dc58b5b395c26 completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd56fca7d4819081deb34628e04f00 completed March 20, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bd6f958de0819082d17c165d25e703 completed March 20, 2026, 4:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bd71b00a2481909309765b6cc2e73d completed March 20, 2026, 4:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bd727abda08190bdc1d6ea015f3e46 completed March 20, 2026, 4:14 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd521671688190bc655d25fa77eba2 completed March 20, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:01 p.m.