Difference between revisions of "Minute"
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| − | + | An [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] minute (a "standard minute") is a small unit of time. It is used to overcome difficulties caused by having non-uniform local times on each [[world]] and [[system]]. | |
| − | * It is equal to sixty [[Second (metric)|second]]s. | + | * It is equal to sixty standard [[Second (metric)|second]]s. |
* The common [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] abbreviation is ''min''. | * The common [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] abbreviation is ''min''. | ||
| − | [[Human]]s tend to perform routine everyday tasks, such as washing, dressing or eating, in multiples of minutes. | + | [[Human]]s tend to perform routine everyday tasks, such as washing, dressing or eating, in multiples of minutes. It is common to subdivide the hour into smaller units: the quarter hour and the half hour. |
=== Equivalent Metrics === | === Equivalent Metrics === | ||
Revision as of 12:35, 13 February 2019
A Minute is a unit of time.
Description (Specifications)
An Imperial minute (a "standard minute") is a small unit of time. It is used to overcome difficulties caused by having non-uniform local times on each world and system.
Humans tend to perform routine everyday tasks, such as washing, dressing or eating, in multiples of minutes. It is common to subdivide the hour into smaller units: the quarter hour and the half hour.
Equivalent Metrics
Other cultures have different values for an hour, generally based on a division of the rotation period of their homeworld.
History & Background (Dossier)
The minute was defined as a unit of time on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation. Technologists found the minute useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[1]
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), .
- Marc Miller. MegaTraveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1987)
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 5.
- David Golden, Guy Garnett. Fire, Fusion & Steel (Imperium Games, 1997), 7.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak