Triple

T19108047
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ranald MacDougall E467710 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Ranald
Ranald is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from the Old Norse name Ragnvald and traditionally associated with Scottish and Gaelic heritage.
 E1363066 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: Ranald | Statement: [Ranald MacDougall, givenName, Ranald]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ranald
Context triple: [Ranald MacDougall, givenName, Ranald]
  • A. Dugald
    Dugald is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, historically associated with figures such as the philosopher Dugald Stewart.
  • B. Alasdair
    Alasdair is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic form of Alexander.
  • C. Strathairn
    Strathairn is the surname of American actor David Strathairn, known for his work in film, television, and theater.
  • D. Aldred
    Aldred is a masculine given name of Old English origin, historically associated with Anglo-Saxon nobles and clerics.
  • E. Duncan
    Duncan is a fictional character from the "Vamp" universe, known for his involvement in its supernatural, vampire-centered storyline.
  • 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: Ranald
Triple: [Ranald MacDougall, givenName, Ranald]
Generated description
Ranald is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from the Old Norse name Ragnvald and traditionally associated with Scottish and Gaelic heritage.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ranald
Target entity description: Ranald is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from the Old Norse name Ragnvald and traditionally associated with Scottish and Gaelic heritage.
  • A. Dugald
    Dugald is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, historically associated with figures such as the philosopher Dugald Stewart.
  • B. Alasdair
    Alasdair is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic form of Alexander.
  • C. Strathairn
    Strathairn is the surname of American actor David Strathairn, known for his work in film, television, and theater.
  • D. Aldred
    Aldred is a masculine given name of Old English origin, historically associated with Anglo-Saxon nobles and clerics.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69d8dd06a26481908039e2a1bae8c597 completed April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5e391f00c8190881a5977dd3728ed completed April 20, 2026, 8:28 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a06f8a093608190bfadb10940690c74 completed May 15, 2026, 10:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a06f936e0b08190b614c393174ea885 completed May 15, 2026, 10:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a06fa52fa5081908e688e253c1f8f6d completed May 15, 2026, 10:49 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:04 p.m.