Triple
T17983343
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McGill |
E430160
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William McGill
William McGill is a relatively obscure individual whose specific notability is not clearly established from the available information.
|
E1303440
|
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 McGill | Statement: [McGill, hasNotableBearer, William McGill]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William McGill Context triple: [McGill, hasNotableBearer, William McGill]
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A.
Robert H. Macdonald
Robert H. Macdonald was a Canadian architect best known for designing Ottawa’s historic Union Station, a prominent Beaux-Arts railway terminal in the nation’s capital.
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B.
Robert Samuel McLaughlin
Robert Samuel McLaughlin was a prominent Canadian industrialist and automobile pioneer, best known as a founder of General Motors of Canada.
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C.
Frank P. MacLennan
Frank P. MacLennan was a prominent Kansas newspaper publisher and civic leader in the early 20th century.
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D.
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian best known as one of the core members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
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E.
Angus G. Wynne
Angus G. Wynne was an American real estate developer and entrepreneur best known for creating the Six Flags chain of amusement parks.
- 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 McGill Triple: [McGill, hasNotableBearer, William McGill]
Generated description
William McGill is a relatively obscure individual whose specific notability is not clearly established from the available information.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William McGill Target entity description: William McGill is a relatively obscure individual whose specific notability is not clearly established from the available information.
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A.
Robert H. Macdonald
Robert H. Macdonald was a Canadian architect best known for designing Ottawa’s historic Union Station, a prominent Beaux-Arts railway terminal in the nation’s capital.
-
B.
Robert Samuel McLaughlin
Robert Samuel McLaughlin was a prominent Canadian industrialist and automobile pioneer, best known as a founder of General Motors of Canada.
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C.
Frank P. MacLennan
Frank P. MacLennan was a prominent Kansas newspaper publisher and civic leader in the early 20th century.
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D.
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce McCulloch is a Canadian actor, writer, and comedian best known as one of the core members of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.
-
E.
Angus G. Wynne
Angus G. Wynne was an American real estate developer and entrepreneur best known for creating the Six Flags chain of amusement parks.
- 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_69d8b90364248190a37381adea932f42 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4b2992fe481908c0d2757b4de5bad |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0349a29b9881909105d604922addc1 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03534989c48190983c69560fdad0f9 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 4:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0353bded048190b32a116aa89ce3b0 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:23 a.m.