Description
Format supplied asymmetric uncertainty strings alongside a value transcription.
Scientific and financial text formatting separates literal representation from numerical interpretation. A range dash differs from a minus sign, an explicit plus differs from rounding, and asymmetric uncertainty labels need their original units and statistical meaning. Preserving text does not validate the underlying measurement or amount.
Format supplied asymmetric uncertainty strings alongside a value transcription.
When to use this tool
Use Asymmetric Uncertainty Parenthesis Label when checking the stated literal range, sign, uncertainty or symbol-placement convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter valueText, lowerUncertaintyText, upperUncertaintyText. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty valueText and nonnegative decimal uncertainty text without signs, exponents or redundant leading integer zeros. Format value (−lower, +upper), preserving supplied decimal digits.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| valueText | Value Text | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| lowerUncertaintyText | Unsigned nonnegative decimal text with no exponent or redundant integer leading zeros; preserved as text. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| upperUncertaintyText | Upper Uncertainty Text | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Formatted supplied record wording; no independent validation of its substantive meaning. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"valueText": "12.50",
"lowerUncertaintyText": "0.20",
"upperUncertaintyText": "0.35"
},
"output": {
"label": "12.50 (−0.20, +0.35)"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The central value is not parsed and uncertainty units/meaning are not validated; this is not a confidence interval, standard uncertainty calculation or rounding rule.
- 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.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use a complete unit/statistical or locale-aware formatting workflow when validating numbers, uncertainty, currency identity and reporting conventions.
References
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