Triple
T19560743
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McDonald County, Missouri |
E489441
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald was a historical figure significant enough in regional or state history that McDonald County in Missouri was named in his honor.
|
E1382932
|
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: Alexander McDonald | Statement: [McDonald County, Missouri, namedAfter, Alexander McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander McDonald Context triple: [McDonald County, Missouri, namedAfter, Alexander McDonald]
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A.
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald is the father of Scottish actor David Tennant.
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B.
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald was the individual after whom the borough of McDonald, Pennsylvania, was named, likely a prominent local landowner or early settler associated with the town’s founding.
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C.
Hector McDonald
Hector McDonald is a fictional character appearing in the 1930 crime drama film "The Unholy Three."
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D.
Alexander McNair
Alexander McNair was an American politician who became the first governor of the state of Missouri in the early 19th century.
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E.
Alex McKenzie
Alex McKenzie is a meteorologist and founder associated with the establishment of the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire.
- 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: Alexander McDonald Triple: [McDonald County, Missouri, namedAfter, Alexander McDonald]
Generated description
Alexander McDonald was a historical figure significant enough in regional or state history that McDonald County in Missouri was named in his honor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander McDonald Target entity description: Alexander McDonald was a historical figure significant enough in regional or state history that McDonald County in Missouri was named in his honor.
-
A.
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald is the father of Scottish actor David Tennant.
-
B.
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald was the individual after whom the borough of McDonald, Pennsylvania, was named, likely a prominent local landowner or early settler associated with the town’s founding.
-
C.
Hector McDonald
Hector McDonald is a fictional character appearing in the 1930 crime drama film "The Unholy Three."
-
D.
Alexander McNair
Alexander McNair was an American politician who became the first governor of the state of Missouri in the early 19th century.
-
E.
Alex McKenzie
Alex McKenzie is a meteorologist and founder associated with the establishment of the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire.
- 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_69d8e8dc5d8c8190a6d7bd8864f43ca0 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e63f7442e08190ad030151ec0a97d4 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0757825ddc81908c08b061a9ec0984 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 5:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07584e664c8190967deed2e79e356b |
completed | May 15, 2026, 5:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0758dc31bc8190858815dc24b04ac4 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:42 p.m.