Description
Return an unassigned cell-cycle duration and conditional equal-share allocation.
Developmental stages and lineages can be represented by labels, ordered events and observation intervals. Index and time differences preserve a declared representation but do not discover lineage, assign stage or establish biological equivalence.
Return an unassigned cell-cycle duration and conditional equal-share allocation.
When to use this tool
Use Cell Cycle Missing Phase Budget when checking an explicit stage, lineage or observation-coordinate convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter knownDurations, totalCycle, unobservedPhaseCount. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read unassignedDuration, equalShareIfAssumed. Use the output convention below.
Return an unassigned cell-cycle duration and conditional equal-share allocation. Require nonnegative cycle/durations and nonnegative whole unobservedPhaseCount; subtract known durations, divide by phase count when positive, otherwise return equalShareIfAssumed = 0.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| knownDurations | Known Durations | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| totalCycle | Total Cycle | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| unobservedPhaseCount | Unobserved Phase Count | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| unassignedDuration | Unassigned Duration | Required. Finite number. |
| equalShareIfAssumed | Unassigned duration divided by unobservedPhaseCount, or zero when that count is zero; equal division is an assumption. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"knownDurations": [
2,
3
],
"totalCycle": 10,
"unobservedPhaseCount": 2
},
"output": {
"unassignedDuration": 5,
"equalShareIfAssumed": 2.5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Negative remainders remain visible; zero share with no unobserved phases is a placeholder, not inferred duration.
- 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 biological evidence and its staging or lineage model before drawing mechanistic conclusions.
References
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