Triple
T6693879
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McKean |
E152696
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasVariant |
P455
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McIan
McIan is a Scottish surname, historically associated with Highland clans and Gaelic heritage.
|
E476828
|
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: McIan | Statement: [McKean, hasVariant, McIan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McIan Context triple: [McKean, hasVariant, McIan]
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A.
Mac Néill
Mac Néill is a Gaelic surname associated with the historic Scottish Clan MacNeil, traditionally linked to the Hebridean islands of Barra and Gigha.
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B.
Ciarán
Ciarán is a masculine Irish given name of Gaelic origin, commonly borne by men in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
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C.
MacSeóin
MacSeóin is an Irish-language surname form corresponding to the English name Jones.
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D.
Mullally
Mullally is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public service.
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E.
MacEoghain
MacEoghain is a Gaelic surname and given name form historically related to the name Owen, reflecting its Celtic linguistic and cultural roots.
- 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: McIan Triple: [McKean, hasVariant, McIan]
Generated description
McIan is a Scottish surname, historically associated with Highland clans and Gaelic heritage.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McIan Target entity description: McIan is a Scottish surname, historically associated with Highland clans and Gaelic heritage.
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A.
Mac Néill
chosen
Mac Néill is a Gaelic surname associated with the historic Scottish Clan MacNeil, traditionally linked to the Hebridean islands of Barra and Gigha.
-
B.
Ciarán
Ciarán is a masculine Irish given name of Gaelic origin, commonly borne by men in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
-
C.
MacSeóin
MacSeóin is an Irish-language surname form corresponding to the English name Jones.
-
D.
Mullally
Mullally is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public service.
-
E.
MacEoghain
MacEoghain is a Gaelic surname and given name form historically related to the name Owen, reflecting its Celtic linguistic and cultural roots.
- 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_69c6880687b08190805278b504d1c92c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6b1955e448190adbfed7dc28f8c52 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7007d2cb881909cebe2ab0d55ce3d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7054749ac8190b0d8153dcf9fd8a0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c705db3098819083ce9a93e429b758 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:05 p.m.