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A meter is a frequently used unit of measurement of distance. The standard abbreviation is 'm'. | A meter is a frequently used unit of measurement of distance. The standard abbreviation is 'm'. | ||
* A Meter is equivalent to one thousand (10<sup><small>3</small></sup>) [[millimeter]]s. | * A Meter is equivalent to one thousand (10<sup><small>3</small></sup>) [[millimeter]]s. | ||
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+ | A typical [[human]] is between 1.5 and 1.8 meters tall. | ||
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == |
Revision as of 03:24, 12 February 2019
A Meter is a unit of measurement of distance.
Description (Specifications)
A meter is a frequently used unit of measurement of distance. The standard abbreviation is 'm'.
- A Meter is equivalent to one thousand (103) millimeters.
A typical human is between 1.5 and 1.8 meters tall.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Meter was first defined as a unit of distance on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation. It was calculated as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator of Terra to the world's northern pole. Technologists found the Meter useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[1]
References & Contributors (Sources)
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 5.
- David Golden, Guy Garnett. Fire, Fusion & Steel (Imperium Games, 1997), 7.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 615.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak