Description
Allocate supplied fuel under explicit shared-activity and allocation assumptions.
A farm or garden budget depends on a common area, quantity, observation period, and system boundary. Recovery, exclusions, overlap, and allocation change how a share is calculated. Supplied accounting or geometry terms remain separate from measured crop performance and verified environmental outcomes.
Allocate supplied fuel under explicit shared-activity and allocation assumptions.
When to use this tool
Use Farm Fuel Shared Activity Base Flag when you need a clearly bounded area, material, resource, energy, or allocation term for supplied garden or farm records.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter totalFuel, sharedFuel, activityFraction, includeShared. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read allocatedFuel. Use the output convention below.
Calculate allocatedFuel=(totalFuel-sharedFuel when excluded, otherwise totalFuel)*activityFraction. Require nonnegative fuel amounts with shared fuel within total and activity fraction within zero through one.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| totalFuel | Total Fuel | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| sharedFuel | Shared Fuel | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| activityFraction | Activity Fraction | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 1. |
| includeShared | Include Shared | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| allocatedFuel | Allocated Fuel | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"totalFuel": 100,
"sharedFuel": 20,
"activityFraction": 0.5,
"includeShared": true
},
"output": {
"allocatedFuel": 50
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Shared fuel is removed before activity allocation when includeShared is false. The tool does not derive allocation factors, measure consumption, or select a recognized environmental-accounting boundary.
- The field tables state structural bounds; the mechanics also specify cross-field constraints. Malformed inputs and unsupported domains cause errors. A successful false flag, empty branch value, or zero placeholder has the meaning stated above and is distinct from an input error.
- 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. Signed zero is exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Verify the system boundary, units, and source records before combining this term into a resource or environmental report. Physical design and crop-performance questions require appropriate measurements and a broader model.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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