Triple

T8899712
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject McCulloch E211899 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object MacCullagh
MacCullagh is a variant spelling of the surname McCulloch, associated with Scottish and Irish family lineages.
 E764502 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: MacCullagh | Statement: [McCulloch, hasVariant, MacCullagh]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacCullagh
Context triple: [McCulloch, hasVariant, MacCullagh]
  • A. Mullane
    Mullane is a surname of Irish origin, considered a variant of the name Mullen.
  • B. Mullally
    Mullally is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public service.
  • C. McGillicuddy
    McGillicuddy is an Irish-origin surname best known as the birth name of legendary American baseball manager Connie Mack.
  • D. Guilfoyle
    Guilfoyle is a surname most prominently associated in contemporary American culture with television personality and political figure Kimberly Guilfoyle.
  • E. Mulcahy
    Mulcahy is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, borne by various notable figures in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
  • 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: MacCullagh
Triple: [McCulloch, hasVariant, MacCullagh]
Generated description
MacCullagh is a variant spelling of the surname McCulloch, associated with Scottish and Irish family lineages.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacCullagh
Target entity description: MacCullagh is a variant spelling of the surname McCulloch, associated with Scottish and Irish family lineages.
  • A. Mullane
    Mullane is a surname of Irish origin, considered a variant of the name Mullen.
  • B. Mullally
    Mullally is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public service.
  • C. McGillicuddy
    McGillicuddy is an Irish-origin surname best known as the birth name of legendary American baseball manager Connie Mack.
  • D. Guilfoyle
    Guilfoyle is a surname most prominently associated in contemporary American culture with television personality and political figure Kimberly Guilfoyle.
  • E. Mulcahy
    Mulcahy is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, borne by various notable figures in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
  • 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_69ca83918d3081909b326fa3750cb8c8 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc64278b208190afc3dec64ecdb0f5 completed April 1, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfac10be588190bd1b44f09ded7826 completed April 3, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfacc9b53081909bd3505cff0a7722 completed April 3, 2026, 12:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfad73f7a8819089ee3dadf321220e completed April 3, 2026, 12:07 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:54 p.m.