Meter
A Meter is a unit of measurement of distance.
Description (Specifications)
A meter is a frequently used unit of distance. It is typically used to describe the dimensions of everyday objects such as vehicles and structures.
- A Meter is equivalent to one thousand (103) millimeters.
- The common Imperial abbreviation is m.
A typical human stands 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.
Modern 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 metrics.[1]
Technologists found the Meter useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[2]
References & Contributors (Sources)
- 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