Triple

T5897630
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Joseph McNeil E131137 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object McNeil
McNeil is a surname of Scottish origin borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as civil rights, sports, and the arts.
 E170925 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: McNeil | Statement: [Joseph McNeil, familyName, McNeil]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McNeil
Context triple: [Joseph McNeil, familyName, McNeil]
  • A. MacNeil
    MacNeil is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • B. McNeely
    McNeely is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including composer and conductor Joel McNeely.
  • C. Neile
    Neile is a small river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that serves as a tributary of the Innerste.
  • D. McNealy
    McNealy is the surname of Scott McNealy, the American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Sun Microsystems.
  • E. Neilson
    Neilson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, traditionally meaning "son of Neil."
  • 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: McNeil
Triple: [Joseph McNeil, familyName, McNeil]
Generated description
McNeil is a surname of Scottish origin borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as civil rights, sports, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McNeil
Target entity description: McNeil is a surname of Scottish origin borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as civil rights, sports, and the arts.
  • A. MacNeil chosen
    MacNeil is a surname of Scottish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • B. McNeely
    McNeely is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including composer and conductor Joel McNeely.
  • C. Neile
    Neile is a small river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that serves as a tributary of the Innerste.
  • D. McNealy
    McNealy is the surname of Scott McNealy, the American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Sun Microsystems.
  • E. Neilson
    Neilson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, traditionally meaning "son of Neil."
  • F. None of above.

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_69c00857439c819095950754176aa58a completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c036f65c1c819084cb90662af6e114 completed March 22, 2026, 6:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0b159cb908190b78b78d1e854212b completed March 23, 2026, 3:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0b22d661c8190a055abd3ca6fa92f completed March 23, 2026, 3:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0b608a10881908c9bca7d09a99b05 completed March 23, 2026, 3:39 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:58 p.m.