Description
Return a logging-precision time envelope.
Laboratory-safety administration tracks inspection records, equipment counts, training coverage and supplied policy limits. A local balance or current-status flag can reveal a record gap while actual equipment condition, training competence and adequate protection require independent verification.
Return a logging-precision time envelope.
When to use this tool
Use Biosafety Cleaning Log Time Precision when checking the stated laboratory-safety record, timing, capacity or inventory convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter recordedMinute, resolution, rounded. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read earliest, latestExclusive, intervalWidth. Use the output convention below.
Return a logging-precision time envelope. Require resolution > 0; rounded uses recordedMinute minus/plus resolution/2, otherwise interval is [recordedMinute,recordedMinute+resolution); intervalWidth = resolution.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| recordedMinute | Recorded Minute | Required. Finite number. |
| resolution | Resolution | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| rounded | Rounded | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| earliest | Earliest | Required. Finite number. |
| latestExclusive | Excluded upper endpoint of either the supplied rounding or truncation interval. | Required. Finite number. |
| intervalWidth | Interval Width | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"recordedMinute": 600,
"resolution": 10,
"rounded": true
},
"output": {
"earliest": 595,
"latestExclusive": 605,
"intervalWidth": 10
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The upper endpoint is returned as exclusive under either convention; this is a local precision policy, not timestamp authenticity or measured event uncertainty.
- 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
Inspect actual equipment and verified records under the applicable procedures; use qualified risk assessment and professional judgment to determine adequate protection and actual authorization.
References
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