Triple
T20748994
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | McDonald Observatory |
E510667
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Johnson McDonald
William Johnson McDonald was a Texas banker and philanthropist whose bequest funded the construction of the McDonald Observatory, making him a significant benefactor of American astronomy.
|
E1449199
|
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: William Johnson McDonald | Statement: [McDonald Observatory, namedAfter, William Johnson McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Johnson McDonald Context triple: [McDonald Observatory, namedAfter, William Johnson McDonald]
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A.
William McDonald
William McDonald is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
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B.
James T. McDonald
James T. McDonald is known primarily as the husband of Claudia Martin, the daughter of entertainer Dean Martin.
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C.
Joseph McCoy
Joseph McCoy was a 19th-century American cattle dealer and entrepreneur best known for turning Abilene, Kansas into a major cattle-shipping center and helping establish the famous Western cattle trails.
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D.
John Phalen McInnis
John Phalen "Stuffy" McInnis was an American Major League Baseball first baseman best known as a member of the famed "$100,000 infield" of the Philadelphia Athletics in the early 20th century.
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E.
Milton McDonald
Milton McDonald is a British session and touring guitarist known for his work with prominent rock and pop acts, including serving as an additional live musician for Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe.
- 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: William Johnson McDonald Triple: [McDonald Observatory, namedAfter, William Johnson McDonald]
Generated description
William Johnson McDonald was a Texas banker and philanthropist whose bequest funded the construction of the McDonald Observatory, making him a significant benefactor of American astronomy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Johnson McDonald Target entity description: William Johnson McDonald was a Texas banker and philanthropist whose bequest funded the construction of the McDonald Observatory, making him a significant benefactor of American astronomy.
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A.
William McDonald
William McDonald is a name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
-
B.
James T. McDonald
James T. McDonald is known primarily as the husband of Claudia Martin, the daughter of entertainer Dean Martin.
-
C.
Joseph McCoy
Joseph McCoy was a 19th-century American cattle dealer and entrepreneur best known for turning Abilene, Kansas into a major cattle-shipping center and helping establish the famous Western cattle trails.
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D.
John Phalen McInnis
John Phalen "Stuffy" McInnis was an American Major League Baseball first baseman best known as a member of the famed "$100,000 infield" of the Philadelphia Athletics in the early 20th century.
-
E.
Milton McDonald
Milton McDonald is a British session and touring guitarist known for his work with prominent rock and pop acts, including serving as an additional live musician for Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe.
- 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_69e0b4c845e88190b4c5f3ae79291182 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c228af288190a20829d45c034c24 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08e84489c481908fa6ecbd9bae07d1 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08e974acc08190b6d306e2d6385dd8 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08ead93acc81908f81b70cf9ce0683 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:34 p.m.