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A [[Meter]] is a unit of measurement of distance.
* It is a [[Planet|planetary]] scale measurement.
* It is a standard [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] [[metric]].

== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
A meter is a frequently used unit of distance. It is typically used to describe the dimensions of everyday objects such as [[vehicle]]s and structures.
* A meter is equivalent to one thousand (10<sup><small>3</small></sup>) [[millimeter]]s.
* The common [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] abbreviation is ''m''.

=== MKS and CGS Units ===
The MKS system of units is a physical system of measurement based on the meter as the unit of length, the [[kilogram]] as the unit of mass, and the [[Second (metric)|second]] as the unit of time. Smaller scale measurements may utilize the CGS system, based on the centimeter as the unit of length, the [[Gram (metric)|gram]] as the unit of mass, and the [[Second (metric)|second]] as the unit of time. The system has broad applications within [[science]], engineering and commerce.

A typical [[human]] stands between 1.5 and 1.8 meters tall.

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
Technologists found the meter useful as the concept of the [[Technology Level]] and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}

=== Imperial & Solomani Term Usage ===
The meter was first defined as a unit of distance on [[Terra (world)|Terra]] prior to the foundation of the [[Terran Confederation]]. It was calculated as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator of [[Terra (world)|Terra]] to the [[world]]'s northern pole.

Modern [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] usage bases the meter on the distance that light will travel in a [[vacuum]] over a period of one 30 millionth of a second, a concept adopted following the [[Solomani Rim War]] to avoid the use of specifically Terranocentric [[metric]]s.{{Unpublished cite|author= Ade Stewart }}

== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Fire, Fusion, & Steel |page=5}}
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Fire, Fusion & Steel |page=7}}
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page=615}}
|S4= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] 
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