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A quantity of time falling within minimum and maximum bounds that specifies the elapsed time between when an activity is ready for execution and the actual beginning of the execution. EXAMPLE(S): A pain management criterion group may be comprised of two options, one for substance administration of drug X after waiting 24 hours and one for substance administration of drug Y after waiting 48 hours- the pauseQuantityRange on the 2 option relationships are 24 hours and 48 hours respectively. OTHER NAME(S): NOTE(S): The pauseQuantityRange defines the amount of time between two points in time: (1) the point when all preceding steps (in sequence) and preconditions of an activity have been completed, and (2) the actual start of the activity. The completion of all pre-conditions and preceding steps (based on sequence number) indicates that an activity is \'ready for execution\' according to the definition above. The pauseQuantityRange counter or timeclock starts then, and when the full amount of time is reached, the activity begins. A pauseQuantityRange with a negative value means that the activity starts some amount of time prior to the estimated time that the activity is \'ready for execution\', i.e. prior to the estimated time that the pre-conditions and preceding steps will be completed.
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