Triple

T20251423
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Duncan Ferguson E498564 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Duncan
Duncan is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, traditionally meaning "dark warrior" or "brown-haired chief."
 E1139012 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: Duncan | Statement: [Duncan Ferguson, givenName, Duncan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Duncan
Context triple: [Duncan Ferguson, givenName, Duncan]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Duncan
    Duncan is a small city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its many totem poles and rich Indigenous heritage.
  • C. Duncan
    Duncan is a fictional character from the "Vamp" universe, known for his involvement in its supernatural, vampire-centered storyline.
  • D. Duncan
    Duncan is a character in the independent restaurant-centered crime drama film "Dinner Rush," involved in the tense, fast-paced world of a New York City eatery.
  • E. Duncan
    Duncan is a narrow-gauge steam locomotive character from the Skarloey Railway in the Thomas & Friends universe, known for his grumpy and stubborn personality.
  • 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: Duncan
Triple: [Duncan Ferguson, givenName, Duncan]
Generated description
Duncan is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, traditionally meaning "dark warrior" or "brown-haired chief."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Duncan
Target entity description: Duncan is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, traditionally meaning "dark warrior" or "brown-haired chief."
  • A. Duncan chosen
    Duncan is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, traditionally meaning "dark warrior" or "brown-haired chief."
  • B. Duncan
    Duncan is a Scottish-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • C. Duncan
    Duncan is a narrow-gauge steam locomotive character from the Skarloey Railway in the Thomas & Friends universe, known for his grumpy and stubborn personality.
  • D. Duncan
    Duncan is a small city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for its many totem poles and rich Indigenous heritage.
  • 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.

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_69da6274c58c81909c646eabed6f4f30 completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e673a8b8488190b344df7a65f59684 completed April 20, 2026, 6:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0855262c548190b5f6102b4e6e01a6 completed May 16, 2026, 11:29 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0856ac50e081909c8bc737e4fe6e56 completed May 16, 2026, 11:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a085746f2f08190a703a832f5867c7b completed May 16, 2026, 11:38 a.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:41 p.m.