Triple

T21636948
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Strachan E533984 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Ian Strachan
Ian Strachan is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as academia, politics, and the arts.
 E1500697 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: Ian Strachan | Statement: [Strachan, hasNotableBearer, Ian Strachan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ian Strachan
Context triple: [Strachan, hasNotableBearer, Ian Strachan]
  • A. Rob Strachan
    Rob Strachan is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the earth sciences, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • B. Peter Strachan
    Peter Strachan is a notable individual whose prominence has led to his recognition as a distinguished bearer of the Strachan surname.
  • C. Michael Strachan
    Michael Strachan is a professional American football wide receiver known for his size and athleticism, who has played in the National Football League.
  • D. Noel Strachan
    Noel Strachan is a middle-aged London solicitor who serves as a central figure and narrator-like perspective in Nevil Shute’s novel "A Town Like Alice," guiding and supporting the heroine Jean Paget.
  • E. Graeme Strachan
    Graeme Strachan was an Australian singer and television personality best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Skyhooks.
  • 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: Ian Strachan
Triple: [Strachan, hasNotableBearer, Ian Strachan]
Generated description
Ian Strachan is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as academia, politics, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Ian Strachan
Target entity description: Ian Strachan is a personal name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as academia, politics, and the arts.
  • A. Rob Strachan
    Rob Strachan is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the earth sciences, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • B. Peter Strachan
    Peter Strachan is a notable individual whose prominence has led to his recognition as a distinguished bearer of the Strachan surname.
  • C. Michael Strachan
    Michael Strachan is a professional American football wide receiver known for his size and athleticism, who has played in the National Football League.
  • D. Noel Strachan
    Noel Strachan is a middle-aged London solicitor who serves as a central figure and narrator-like perspective in Nevil Shute’s novel "A Town Like Alice," guiding and supporting the heroine Jean Paget.
  • E. Graeme Strachan
    Graeme Strachan was an Australian singer and television personality best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Skyhooks.
  • 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_69e0c465ae7481908577b7209fdb2a77 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ef538ddb088190a3cba6fdc84c0ae8 completed April 27, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a365fe33c819096614a37427a1fd7 completed May 17, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a3728a37c8190b9c7a296816709bd completed May 17, 2026, 9:46 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a37f8c09c8190a92f78909cfbc6e7 completed May 17, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:35 p.m.