Input, generally used as short form of synonym input cells or input-type line item, is any cell that does not contain cell references and hence has no precedents, i.e. are not calculations.
Inputs are most often direct numeric values entered in a spreadsheet cell, but may also contain constructed values via so-called input formulas, which are a permissible alternative, e.g. = 1500 / 12.
Other standards alternatively refer to inputs as assumptions or ‘constants’. In the case of the latter, these should not be confused with the FAST Modelling Standard defined term constant, that is any cell that has a value that does not vary over time.
