Description
Calculate the signed remainder of a supplied reciprocity obligation.
Ethics records describe supplied claims, roles, obligations, consent status and participation counts. Recording a permission modality or competing role does not resolve a duty conflict, establish valid consent or determine an ethically acceptable decision. Numerical balance and equal turn counts are limited summaries.
Calculate the signed remainder of a supplied reciprocity obligation.
When to use this tool
Use Reciprocity Obligation Remainder when checking the stated ethical-review record, obligation or participation convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter suppliedOwedAmount, recordedReturnAmount. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read remainingAmount. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative supplied owed/recorded returned amounts. Return owed-returned without clamping.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| suppliedOwedAmount | Supplied Owed Amount | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| recordedReturnAmount | Recorded Return Amount | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| remainingAmount | Supplied owed amount minus recorded return; may be negative without establishing a moral/legal obligation. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"suppliedOwedAmount": 12,
"recordedReturnAmount": 8
},
"output": {
"remainingAmount": 4
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- A negative balance is retained; the obligation and return are supplied rather than a moral or legal determination.
- 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 evidence, affected people’s interests and applicable professional/governance requirements with the responsible ethics team for substantive decisions.
References
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