Description
Convert a fictional quantity by a supplied reference-units factor.
Writing records can represent speakers, scenes, aliases, rhyme labels and revision spans. These representations preserve selected conventions: a character count needs an indexing unit, an alias can be active over an inclusive period, and a stage-direction wrapper is a string pattern rather than a grammar. Mechanical labels do not evaluate literary quality or establish authorship.
Convert a fictional quantity by a supplied reference-units factor.
When to use this tool
Use Invented Unit Reference Conversion when you already have amount, referenceUnitsPerInventedUnit and need to convert a fictional quantity by a supplied reference-units factor.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter amount, referenceUnitsPerInventedUnit. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read referenceAmount. Use the output convention below.
Require referenceUnitsPerInventedUnit>0; multiply the signed amount by that factor.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| amount | Amount | Required. Finite number. |
| referenceUnitsPerInventedUnit | Reference Units Per Invented Unit | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| referenceAmount | Reference Amount | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"amount": 7,
"referenceUnitsPerInventedUnit": 2.5
},
"output": {
"referenceAmount": 17.5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This is a supplied scale, not a real unit definition, physical consistency check or world-building constraint.
- 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 full passage, draft history and editorial style when interpreting the result. Use complete text or narrative analysis for meaning and structure; local markers, offsets and supplied attribution records only organize the stated information.
References
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