Template:Calculate increment
Template:Calculate increment
Usage
This template takes two numbers and calculates a suitable increment for {{scalemarkers}} based on the difference between these numbers. Increments are 1, 2 or 5 times an appropriate power of 10.
These numbers, the from value and the to value, are input as unnamed parameters.
{{calculate increment|p1|p2}}
The absolute value, d, of the difference between these is calculated.
- d = | p1 − p2 |
This can be expressed in scientific notation as follows.
- d = a × 10n
Where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.
The output of the template is as follows.
For 1 ≤ a < 1.35 the output is the number 1 × 10n − 1 For 1.35 ≤ a < 3.45 the output is the number 2 × 10n − 1 For 3.45 ≤ a < 6.95 the output is the number 5 × 10n − 1 For 6.95 ≤ a < 10 the output is the number 1 × 10n
- Note
- The values are returned as ordinary numbers (for use in other templates) not in scientific notation (e.g. 5000 not 5 × 103).
- The template code actually uses 1.4, 3.5 and 7 as cut offs but these are reduced by 0.05 due to rounding.
- Examples
"{{calculate increment|1|5}}"gives "0.5
" [1]
"{{calculate increment|10|20}}"gives "1
" [2]
"{{calculate increment|10|50}}"gives "5
" [3]
"{{calculate increment|100|250}}"gives "20
" [4]
"{{calculate increment|1000|2000}}"gives "100
" [5]
"{{calculate increment|2000|7500}}"gives "500
" [6]
"{{calculate increment|100000|750000}}"gives "50000
" [7]
- Technical details
The main template page calculates d, the absolute value of the difference between the two inputs. Using {{order of magnitude}} the order of magnitude, n, of d is calculated. d and 10n − 1 are sent as parameters 1 and 2 respectively to a subpage, {{calculate increment/calc}}. This subtemplate uses a #switch to determine the correct factor, 1, 2, 5 or 10, then multiplies by 10n − 1.
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