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Unit for the measurement of the amount of computer data, usually expressed in the multiples of 1000 (kiloquad), 1 million (megaquad) or 1 billion (gigaquad).
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In interstellar mapping, a quadrant is one-fourth of the Milky Way Galaxy. The galaxy is divided into four quadrants, each forming a 90-degree pie wedge as seen from above or below the galaxy's plane. The four quadrants are labeled Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. The United Federation of Planets is mostly located in the Alpha Quadrant, although parts spill over into Beta. The Romulan Star Empire and the Klingon Empire are located in the Beta Quadrant, although they spill over into Alpha. The Bajoran wormhole has one terminus in the Alpha Quadrant, the other is located in the Gamma Quadrant.
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| Quantometer probe | |
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Scientific instrument used to measure energy usage.
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| Quantum Dating | |
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Type of scan that can tell how long ago alloys were synthesized. It always registers in positive numbers, except when time travel is involved. (ENT: The Expanse)
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Fixed point in the space-time continuum, essentially a keyhole into other quantum realities.
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Phenomenon postulated by physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking. Quantum fluctuations wre thought to be links between multiple universes. Hawking referred to them as wormholes.
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| Quantum reality | |
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One of an infinite number of possible universes or realities that exist side by side along the space-time continuum. Every occurence and outcome that could exist does exist in a different quantum reality.
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Component of a Federation transporter module.
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| Quantum signature | |
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A unique characteristic that marks all matter in the universe for a given quantum reality. All matter in each universe resonates at a specific frequency at the quantum level. That signature is constant and cannot be changed by any known process.
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| Quantum singularity | |
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Also referred to as black hole. Romulan Warbirds employ a quantum singularity as energy source. Basically, a black hole is supposed to accumulate energy, never ever emitting anything of it. Stephen Hawking, however, postulated that black holes do actually emit radiation, or shrink in terms of mass. This strange behavior is attributed to the quantum uncertainty. According to quantum mechanics, it is in no way prohibited that a particle/antiparticle pair is generated from nothing, as long as their lifetime is so short that it is not noticed. If this happens at the event horizon, one particle might fall into the black hole, whereas the other could escape. In this case it would seem as if the black hole does emit radiation, and the Romulans obviously take advantage of this effect.
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| Quantum slipstream drive | |
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Propulsion technology exceeding the capabilities of conventional warp drive. The technology is related to Borg transwarp. In this case a kind of space fold would be created to bridge large distances similar to a wormhole.
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| Quantum torpedo | |
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Further development of a photon torpedo that employs a quantum uncertainty to generate additional particles and enhance the detonation. The device consists of two stages, a "conventional" matter/antimatter booster that initializes a quantum warhead.
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