Triple

T18249834
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John MacDougall of Dunollie E437057 entity
Predicate nobleFamily P914 FINISHED
Object MacDougall family
The MacDougall family is a historic Scottish clan from Argyll, traditionally associated with the Lords of Lorn and the seat at Dunollie.
 E1314549 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: MacDougall family | Statement: [John MacDougall of Dunollie, nobleFamily, MacDougall family]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacDougall family
Context triple: [John MacDougall of Dunollie, nobleFamily, MacDougall family]
  • A. Dundas family
    The Dundas family is a prominent Scottish aristocratic lineage historically influential in politics and law, notably associated with estates such as Arniston House.
  • B. McKechnie family
    The McKechnie family is a fictional family featured in the long-running American soap opera "As the World Turns," set in the town of Oakdale.
  • C. Maclean family
    The Maclean family is a historic Scottish Highland clan traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and known for its chieftaincy at Duart Castle.
  • D. MacQuillan family
    The MacQuillan family was a prominent Gaelic Irish clan that dominated parts of County Antrim in medieval and early modern times.
  • E. Macauley family
    The Macauley family is a fictional American family featured in William Saroyan’s novel "The Human Comedy," centered on the experiences of young Ulysses Macauley and his relatives in a small California town during World War II.
  • 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: MacDougall family
Triple: [John MacDougall of Dunollie, nobleFamily, MacDougall family]
Generated description
The MacDougall family is a historic Scottish clan from Argyll, traditionally associated with the Lords of Lorn and the seat at Dunollie.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: MacDougall family
Target entity description: The MacDougall family is a historic Scottish clan from Argyll, traditionally associated with the Lords of Lorn and the seat at Dunollie.
  • A. Dundas family
    The Dundas family is a prominent Scottish aristocratic lineage historically influential in politics and law, notably associated with estates such as Arniston House.
  • B. McKechnie family
    The McKechnie family is a fictional family featured in the long-running American soap opera "As the World Turns," set in the town of Oakdale.
  • C. Maclean family
    The Maclean family is a historic Scottish Highland clan traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and known for its chieftaincy at Duart Castle.
  • D. MacQuillan family
    The MacQuillan family was a prominent Gaelic Irish clan that dominated parts of County Antrim in medieval and early modern times.
  • E. Macauley family
    The Macauley family is a fictional American family featured in William Saroyan’s novel "The Human Comedy," centered on the experiences of young Ulysses Macauley and his relatives in a small California town during World War II.
  • 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_69d8b91104e08190a8241f7d260a5162 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4fd8065b08190ae8d37102141f470 completed April 19, 2026, 4:06 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03ac75d38c8190a198e8b1868f6621 completed May 12, 2026, 10:40 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03ad4d5bcc8190a5e065a5bb897400 completed May 12, 2026, 10:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03af1fb1e0819095c9e8cb5528ce30 completed May 12, 2026, 10:52 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:33 a.m.