Time, also known as the time continuum, time continuity, or time frame, was a non-spatial dimension in which events occur in a seemingly irreversible transition from one state to the next as governed by the laws of the local universe. These sequential events form what was known as a timeline. More timelines can be formed, and time travel can result in splits in the timeline.
The universe also contained several parallel time continuums occupying the same space but in a different time. (TNG: "Time's Arrow") The quantum singularity lifeforms were a species which originated from a different time continuum, (TNG: "Timescape") as were the Devidians, who lived in a time continuum only a fraction of a second away, with a positive phase variance of 0.004 percent from the normal timeline. (TNG: "Time's Arrow", "Time's Arrow, Part II")
The reverse universe was a parallel universe where the flow of time was reversed. Operational controls, for example, worked in reverse. Reverse beginning a process ended it and reverse ending it began it. The inhabitants of the reverse universe counterpart of Earth, the planet Arret, began their life at an old age in a reverse death and slowly grew younger and died in reverse birth. For this reason, a person would call her mother or father the individual she would eventually give reverse birth to. (TAS: "The Counter-Clock Incident")
The symbol for time was a t. This symbol was used for counting down to an event, as in "T-minus", or for measuring time after an event has occurred, as in "T-plus". (TOS: "Assignment: Earth", TNG: "Contagion")
The Prophets, also known as "wormholealiens," were lifeforms who existed outside of linear time, and were simultaneously aware of the past, present, and the future. (DS9: "Emissary", "Destiny")
See also[]
Science and mechanics[]
- Alternate timeline
- Antichroniton
- Anti-time
- Chroniton
- Stardate
- Startime
- Stasis
- Temporal anomaly
- Four dimensional time gate
- Temporal causality loop
- Temporal conduit
- Temporal displacement
- Temporal distortion
- Temporal explosion
- Temporal fragment
- Temporal flux
- Temporal incursion
- Temporal inversion
- Temporal radiation
- Temporal rift
- Temporal shift
- Temporal surge
- Temporal vortex
- Temporal wake
- Toroidal space-time distortion
- Temporal field
- Temporal integration
- Temporal mechanics
- Temporal narcosis
- Temporal polarization
- Temporal psychosis
- Temporal violation
- Timeline
- Time stream
Legality[]
- Department of Temporal Investigations
- Temporal Accord
- Temporal agent
- Temporal Cold War
- Temporal displacement policy
- Temporal Integrity Commission
- Temporal Prime Directive
- Temporal War
Technologies[]
- Bio-temporal chamber
- Chroniton torpedo
- Chronometer
- Clock
- Ship's clock
- Stasis pod
- TCARS
- Temporal beacon
- Temporal chamber
- Temporal communicator
- Temporal compensator
- Temporal core
- Temporal displacement drive
- Temporal disruptor
- Temporal field emitter
- Temporal field generator
- Temporal Observatory (space-time scanner)
- Temporal shield
- Temporal tag
- Temporal transmitter
- Temporal transporter
- Time beacon
- Timeship
External links[]
- Time at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Time at Wikipedia
