Triple
T6800381
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Macdonald Institute |
E156169
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Christopher Macdonald
William Christopher Macdonald was a Canadian tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist best known for his major endowments to education, including funding institutions such as the Macdonald Institute.
|
E627474
|
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 Christopher Macdonald | Statement: [Macdonald Institute, namedAfter, William Christopher Macdonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Christopher Macdonald Context triple: [Macdonald Institute, namedAfter, William Christopher Macdonald]
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A.
Lewis Macdonald
Lewis Macdonald is a Scottish Labour politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament and held various ministerial and parliamentary roles.
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B.
Glen MacPherson
Glen MacPherson is a Canadian cinematographer known for his work on action and genre films in both Hollywood and international productions.
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C.
Richard Macdonald
Richard Macdonald was a British production designer and art director known for his distinctive visual work on films including the 1991 movie "The Addams Family."
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D.
Andrew Macdonald
Andrew Macdonald is a British film producer best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on acclaimed films such as "Trainspotting" and "28 Days Later."
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E.
Robert Henry Macdonald
Robert Henry Macdonald is a businessman best known as a co-founder of the company Ross and Macdonald.
- 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 Christopher Macdonald Triple: [Macdonald Institute, namedAfter, William Christopher Macdonald]
Generated description
William Christopher Macdonald was a Canadian tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist best known for his major endowments to education, including funding institutions such as the Macdonald Institute.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Christopher Macdonald Target entity description: William Christopher Macdonald was a Canadian tobacco manufacturer and philanthropist best known for his major endowments to education, including funding institutions such as the Macdonald Institute.
-
A.
Lewis Macdonald
Lewis Macdonald is a Scottish Labour politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament and held various ministerial and parliamentary roles.
-
B.
Glen MacPherson
Glen MacPherson is a Canadian cinematographer known for his work on action and genre films in both Hollywood and international productions.
-
C.
Richard Macdonald
Richard Macdonald was a British production designer and art director known for his distinctive visual work on films including the 1991 movie "The Addams Family."
-
D.
Andrew Macdonald
Andrew Macdonald is a British film producer best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle on acclaimed films such as "Trainspotting" and "28 Days Later."
-
E.
Robert Henry Macdonald
Robert Henry Macdonald is a businessman best known as a co-founder of the company Ross and Macdonald.
- 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_69c6881844448190a65822d9b39d7f88 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d2e457408190a0ad9b0c48d8147c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c748ad80b881909efd0c0abddb95a5 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c749a44a3c8190ad8ad35fac7a4859 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c74a1935b88190a9bed6e73f730459 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:15 p.m.