Triple

T17660192
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Malcolm (surname) E440227 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object Malkolm
Malkolm is a less common variant spelling of the surname Malcolm, which has Scottish origins.
 E1280756 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: Malkolm | Statement: [Malcolm (surname), hasVariant, Malkolm]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Malkolm
Context triple: [Malcolm (surname), hasVariant, Malkolm]
  • A. Duncan
    Duncan is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Edible Woman," serving as an eccentric and introspective figure who reflects the protagonist's psychological turmoil.
  • B. Duncan
    Duncan is a fictional character from the "Vamp" universe, known for his involvement in its supernatural, vampire-centered storyline.
  • C. Duncan
    Duncan is a character in the independent restaurant-centered crime drama film "Dinner Rush," involved in the tense, fast-paced world of a New York City eatery.
  • D. Duncan
    Duncan is a small city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its many totem poles and rich Indigenous heritage.
  • E. Duncan
    Duncan is a narrow-gauge steam locomotive character from the Skarloey Railway in the Thomas & Friends universe, known for his grumpy and stubborn personality.
  • 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: Malkolm
Triple: [Malcolm (surname), hasVariant, Malkolm]
Generated description
Malkolm is a less common variant spelling of the surname Malcolm, which has Scottish origins.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Malkolm
Target entity description: Malkolm is a less common variant spelling of the surname Malcolm, which has Scottish origins.
  • A. Duncan
    Duncan is a character in Margaret Atwood's novel "The Edible Woman," serving as an eccentric and introspective figure who reflects the protagonist's psychological turmoil.
  • B. Duncan
    Duncan is a small city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its many totem poles and rich Indigenous heritage.
  • C. Duncan
    Duncan is a fictional character from the "Vamp" universe, known for his involvement in its supernatural, vampire-centered storyline.
  • D. Duncan
    Duncan is a character in the independent restaurant-centered crime drama film "Dinner Rush," involved in the tense, fast-paced world of a New York City eatery.
  • E. Duncan
    Duncan is a narrow-gauge steam locomotive character from the Skarloey Railway in the Thomas & Friends universe, known for his grumpy and stubborn personality.
  • 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_69d8b9e87e18819087104a44dc4dc5b1 completed April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e46ea5270c81909d374c9e3946cea6 completed April 19, 2026, 5:56 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a02165a9da081909f18e2b240f15281 completed May 11, 2026, 5:48 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0216f564f88190863cdb92eb533532 completed May 11, 2026, 5:50 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a021784a1188190acc6f4f5d81a8662 completed May 11, 2026, 5:53 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 9:42 a.m.