Description
Return carried inventory mass including container tare.
Story planning separates the order of telling from fictional chronology, continuity records and practical writing budgets. Explicit labels, counts and invented calendar rules can make a local convention consistent without deciding narrative quality or inferring facts from manuscript prose.
Return carried inventory mass including container tare.
When to use this tool
Use Character Inventory Item Weight Term when checking a supplied story-continuity, chronology, calendar or drafting-budget convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter itemMass, quantity, containerTare. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read itemsMass, carriedMass. Use the output convention below.
Return carried inventory mass including container tare. Require itemMass/containerTare >= 0 and whole quantity >= 0; itemsMass = mass*quantity, carriedMass adds tare.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| itemMass | Item Mass | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| quantity | Quantity | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| containerTare | Container Tare | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| itemsMass | Items Mass | Required. Finite number. |
| carriedMass | Carried Mass | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"itemMass": 0.5,
"quantity": 6,
"containerTare": 1
},
"output": {
"itemsMass": 3,
"carriedMass": 4
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- All masses use one unit; load capacity, ergonomics and narrative feasibility are not determined.
- 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
Use the manuscript, scene outline and the chosen style/calendar policy for a complete editorial review; interpret numerical budgets in their narrative context.
References
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