time
Second
A second was a measure of time, and the baseline of Human time measurements.[1]
Minute
A minute consisted of sixty seconds.[1] On Stardate 1514.0, Balok issued an ultimatum, stating that the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 would be destroyed, and that he was granting "ten Earth time periods known as minutes to make preparations."[2]
Cycle
A cycle was a Romulan unit of time, roughly equivalent to a minute.[3]
Hour
An hour consisted of sixty minutes.[1]
Day
A day was the amount of time that it took a planet to complete a rotation on its axis. On Earth, a day was 24 hours long.[1]
Year
A year was the amount of time that it takes for a planet to complete a revolution around its parent star. One year on Earth was 365 days,[1] and was used as the basis for a year of the Stardate system introduced in 2322.[4]
Century
A century was 100 years.[5]
Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Where No Man Has Gone Before." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 1. Directed by James Goldstone. Written by Samuel A. Peeples. Desilu Productions, 22 September 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Corbomite Maneuver." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 2. Directed by Joseph Sargent. Written by Jerry Sohl. Desilu Productions, 10 November 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Balance of Terror." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 8. Directed by Vincent McEveety. Written by Paul Schneider. Desilu Productions, 15 December 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer) & Berman, Rick & Hurley, Maurice (Co-Executive Producers). Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 1. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 1987-1988.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "What Are Little Girls Made Of?." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 9. Directed by James Goldstone. Written by Robert Bloch. Desilu Productions, 20 October 1966.
