Description
Show the explicit unknown-as-rest coding scenario while retaining unresolved observation share.
Specimen measurements and animal observations depend on a defined body part, reference value, unit, and observation window. A mass fraction, size ratio, or timing share summarizes those inputs. The counting and measurement conventions must stay explicit when comparing specimens or records.
Show the explicit unknown-as-rest coding scenario while retaining unresolved observation share.
When to use this tool
Use Ethogram Rest Unknown Boundary when you need to compare supplied specimen measurements or observation records under an explicit reference and denominator.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter restSeconds, activeSeconds, unknownSeconds, unknownCountsAsRest. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read restShare, unresolvedShare. Use the output convention below.
Divide restSeconds plus unknownSeconds only when unknownCountsAsRest by the total of restSeconds, activeSeconds, and unknownSeconds. Separately return unresolvedShare=unknownSeconds/total, requiring nonnegative times with positive total.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| restSeconds | Rest Seconds | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| activeSeconds | Active Seconds | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| unknownSeconds | Unknown Seconds | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| unknownCountsAsRest | Unknown Counts As Rest | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| restShare | Rest Share | Required. Finite number. |
| unresolvedShare | Unresolved Share | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"restSeconds": 30,
"activeSeconds": 60,
"unknownSeconds": 10,
"unknownCountsAsRest": false
},
"output": {
"restShare": 0.3,
"unresolvedShare": 0.1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Unknown time remains visible in unresolvedShare even when credited as rest. This is an explicit classification assumption, not an inferred behavioral state or health interpretation.
- 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
Use compatible measurements and observation records to verify the chosen denominator and reference before interpreting a specimen comparison.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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