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war occurring between protagonists of a different speeds and component densities, e.g. between (predominantly) baseline/macrotech and nanoscale/nanotech, or between nanoscale/nanotech and picoscale/picotech. Inevitably the denser, faster tech will always win, unless the disadvantaged side gets help from a friendly AI God

the fear that a sophont or polity or clade of a lower or slower technological grade or density feels when confronted with a sentient or polity or phyle of a higher grade of tech or density. e.g. SI:<1 sophonts may feel anxious or intimidated by transapient powers, especially if the latter behave in an unpredictable or seemingly irrational way.

Solarian language developed on the rimwards transition from Anglic and old Scandinavian elements.

A single number, as opposed to a multidimensional vector or matrix.

An atomic and information age microscope-manipulator that allowed researchers to see individual atoms and molecules. The device was fitted with a fine point that allowed it to push atoms or molecules around on a surface. A precursor to nanotech.

BD -10°5696 - First Federation scientific outpost, later settled by animant refugees, now a mixed population Utopia Sphere world and center of "Splice Church" Universalism.

Animated/RL children's show recorded in the 3050-4025 time frame.

The radius corresponding to the event horizon of a black hole, proportional to the mass of the black hole.

Study of nature using the scientific method or post scientific method. True science is a methodology, not a religion.

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The method of learning about nature from making observations, formulating hypotheses, and constructing observational or experimental tests to see if the hypotheses are accurate.

Broad term incorporating all forms of pantheism that reject supernaturalism or appeal to supernatural deities. Somewhat broader and more generic than Materialistic Pantheism.

Memeticity (generally a crypto-religion or bad philosophy) that states that the facts acquired through science are the only valid source of understanding reality; in extreme forms of scientism these are considered the totality of reality.

pertaining to the origin, development, evolution, and engineering of new branches of knowledge.

Baseline dependency meme dating back to Old Earth, based on the conception of a gift-giving supernatural deity that is invoked for trivial material favours.

On a terrestrial class planet or moon, a lobate or irregular scarp.

Multi-barrelled autocannon popular among steamecha enthusiasts.

A small, long-range relativistic exploration vessel, almost always GUT- Drive Sail, or Reactionless Drive propelled, equipped and designed for extended relativistic travel, with excellent shielding, and generally some measure of self-repair (but not self-replication) faculties.

Port facility for the support, maintenance, and repair of scout vessels, usually located many light years from the nearest settled system or colony, let alone the nearest wormhole terminus. Most large empires maintain a variety of scout bases scattered throughout the periphery of known space.

The spiral arm next closer to the galactic core (i.e. coreward) than the Sagittarius Arm. A fairly minor arm, it lies between the Sagittarius and Norma arms.