Triple

T18216465
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject MacVicar E436172 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object McVicar
McVicar is a Scottish surname, often a variant of MacVicar, associated with several notable individuals and families of Scottish origin.
 E1312611 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: McVicar | Statement: [MacVicar, hasVariant, McVicar]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McVicar
Context triple: [MacVicar, hasVariant, McVicar]
  • A. MacEwan
    MacEwan is a variant spelling of the Scottish surname McEwan, commonly associated with Scottish heritage and lineage.
  • B. MacNiven
    MacNiven is a surname, likely of Scottish origin, that serves as a variant form of the name Niven.
  • C. McDowall
    McDowall is a Scottish surname most famously associated with English-American actor Roddy McDowall, known for his roles in film, television, and theater.
  • D. MacClure
    MacClure is a surname, a spelling variant of McClure, borne by various individuals of Scottish and Irish origin.
  • E. Moncrieff
    Moncrieff is an Australian federal electoral division located on Queensland’s Gold Coast, known for encompassing central coastal suburbs including Surfers Paradise.
  • 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: McVicar
Triple: [MacVicar, hasVariant, McVicar]
Generated description
McVicar is a Scottish surname, often a variant of MacVicar, associated with several notable individuals and families of Scottish origin.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: McVicar
Target entity description: McVicar is a Scottish surname, often a variant of MacVicar, associated with several notable individuals and families of Scottish origin.
  • A. MacEwan
    MacEwan is a variant spelling of the Scottish surname McEwan, commonly associated with Scottish heritage and lineage.
  • B. MacNiven
    MacNiven is a surname, likely of Scottish origin, that serves as a variant form of the name Niven.
  • C. McDowall
    McDowall is a Scottish surname most famously associated with English-American actor Roddy McDowall, known for his roles in film, television, and theater.
  • D. MacClure
    MacClure is a surname, a spelling variant of McClure, borne by various individuals of Scottish and Irish origin.
  • E. Moncrieff
    Moncrieff is an Australian federal electoral division located on Queensland’s Gold Coast, known for encompassing central coastal suburbs including Surfers Paradise.
  • 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_69d8b9103a8081908bbb0836fef10efd completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4e47765a081908d0bbca1245f89ba completed April 19, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a039f17334c81909bc1d27bf1119502 completed May 12, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a039fdd9c4c819083b450657d0ece43 completed May 12, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03a0d6de8c8190b1f94c7de0856143 completed May 12, 2026, 9:51 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:32 a.m.