Define how the scenarios are related
A plan may contain alternatives, concurrent allocations or sequential stages. Those relationships determine which amounts are combined. Merely naming two opinions A and B does not prove that they are mutually exclusive or that one will be inactive when the other is considered.
Record a parent plan, scenario identities and the explicit condition that permits or prevents coexistence. Missing relationship evidence should remain unknown. This is a fictional planning ledger, not an instruction to fund a real position.
Compare two interpretations of the same entered amounts
Take a teaching total of 100 USD and proposed allocations of 60 to A and 60 to B. If both may coexist, their sum is 120 and exceeds the entered total by 20. If the plan explicitly permits exactly one alternative, the largest single allocation is 60.
The second result depends on the supplied exclusivity condition. It is not a conclusion that can be inferred from the fact that the scenarios describe different ideas. If coexistence is unresolved, report the two conditional interpretations rather than assuming the smaller one.
| Teaching relationship | Amount compared with total100 | Conditional result |
|---|---|---|
| A and B concurrent | 60 + 60 = 120 | 20 above entered total |
| Exactly one permitted alternative | max(60,60) = 60 | Within entered total |
| Relationship missing | Coexistence unknown | No single supported total |
Keep amendments from silently changing the relationship
A later note allowing both cases would change the original exclusivity assumption. Save the earlier version and identify the new relationship explicitly. Updating one allocation cell without revisiting the relationship can leave the summary based on an obsolete plan.
Likewise, a sequential label is not proof that the first exposure has ended before the second begins. Preserve the evidence of completion or the remaining unresolved state. A plan can be sequential in intention while two entered commitments still overlap.
An entered budget is not a guaranteed maximum loss
The arithmetic compares supplied planning amounts only. Real outcomes can depend on execution, changing prices, costs and other conditions not modelled here. Do not relabel an entered allocation as an independently verified loss ceiling or an available account balance.
All teaching amounts use USD. Different source units would require their own conversion and scope before summing. Exact rational arithmetic can reproduce the numbers, but mathematical precision does not establish the truth of the relationship assumptions.
Preserve the conditions beside the summary
A useful result names the total, scenario amounts, relationship rule and unresolved evidence. It can report both the concurrent sum and the single-alternative maximum while clearly explaining which condition would support each.
This article does not choose a scenario, recommend a risk amount, authenticate commitments or create an order. It provides a way to compare assumptions without treating multiple market opinions as automatic diversification or a guaranteed shared limit.
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Primary sources and scope
- Python documentation: rational numbers
Exact rational arithmetic supports independent reproduction of the fictional numerical examples; it is not a venue, accounting rule or strategy validation. Checked 2026-10-21.