Description
Check a decision time within a closed recusal window.
Applied-ethics records capture supplied permissions, disclosures, criteria and time or cost assumptions. A checklist, Boolean condition or numerical margin can reveal a local inconsistency without determining ethical acceptability, valid consent or lawful authority. Context, evidence and the interests of affected people remain essential.
Check a decision time within a closed recusal window.
When to use this tool
Use Recusal Validity Timegap when checking the stated permission, disclosure, timing or ethical-review record convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter recusalStart, recusalEnd, decisionTime. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read insideWindow, nearestBoundaryGap. Inspect insideWindow before interpreting the associated values.
Check a decision time within a closed recusal window. Require ordered recusal bounds; insideWindow includes both endpoints, nearestBoundaryGap is the minimum absolute distance to either boundary even when inside.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| recusalStart | Recusal Start | Required. Finite number. |
| recusalEnd | Recusal End | Required. Finite number. |
| decisionTime | Decision Time | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| insideWindow | Inside Window | Required. Boolean. |
| nearestBoundaryGap | Minimum absolute distance to either window boundary, including when the decision lies inside the window. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"recusalStart": 10,
"recusalEnd": 20,
"decisionTime": 15
},
"output": {
"insideWindow": true,
"nearestBoundaryGap": 5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The gap is not zero throughout the window; recusal authority, conflicts and legal validity are not verified.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review the original evidence, participant choices and governing requirements with the responsible ethics and professional teams for substantive decisions.
References
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