Description
Return publication-year lag and order label.
Comparative-literature annotations connect editions, passages, speakers, structural frames and count units. Literal keys and normalized lengths can support consistent records while textual meaning, translation fidelity and bibliographic authority remain matters for source-aware editorial analysis.
Return publication-year lag and order label.
When to use this tool
Use Comparative Work Publication Lag Term when checking a supplied literary annotation, cross-edition offset or count convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter sourceYear, comparisonYear. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read lagYears, order. Use the output convention below.
Return publication-year lag and order label. lagYears = comparisonYear-sourceYear; order is same-year, later or earlier by numeric comparison.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| sourceYear | Source Year | Required. Safe integer. |
| comparisonYear | Comparison Year | Required. Safe integer. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| lagYears | Lag Years | Required. Safe integer. |
| order | Order | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"sourceYear": 1860,
"comparisonYear": 1875
},
"output": {
"lagYears": 15,
"order": "later"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Years and calendar conventions are supplied; no publication history, edition identity or influence is 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
Inspect the source editions and their annotation/counting policy for substantive literary, translation or provenance conclusions.
References
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