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==Terms used in the calendar== | ==Terms used in the calendar== | ||
===Unit=== | ===Unit=== | ||
A '''unit''' was a standard unit of time, comparable to an hour on [[Earth]].<ref>''Halo: The Flood'', p. 177</ref> However, the meaning of the term is dependent on the context in which it is used. A unit was a Covenant term referring to either a standard unit of measurement, which is comparable to a foot in the [[human]] [[Wikipedia:Imperial units|imperial system]]. | A '''unit''' was a standard unit of time, comparable to an hour on [[Earth]].<ref>''Halo: The Flood'', p. 177</ref> However, the meaning of the term is dependent on the context in which it is used. A unit was a Covenant term referring to either a standard unit of measurement, which is comparable to a foot in the [[human]] [[Wikipedia:Imperial units|imperial system]].{{Ref/Reuse|tf}} Indeed, one meter is approximately equivalent to 3.3 units.<ref>''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 14 notes that 10 kilometers is approximately 33 thousand units. Simple math indicates one meter equals 3.3 units.</ref> A unit is also a measurement of temperature.<ref>''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'', p. 128 (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
===Cycle=== | ===Cycle=== | ||
A '''cycle''' was a Covenant unit of time based on the [[Forerunner]] temporal unit of the same name.<ref>''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'', [[Halo: Blood Line Issue 5|Issue #5]]</ref> Containing 265 units, one daily cycle is equal to a single artificial day on the Covenant's holy city of [[High Charity]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 31</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 349</ref> A '''solar cycle''', or an '''annual cycle''', | A '''cycle''' was a Covenant unit of time based on the [[Forerunner]] temporal unit of the same name.<ref>''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'', [[Halo: Blood Line Issue 5|Issue #5]]</ref> Containing 265 units, one daily cycle is equal to a single artificial day on the Covenant's holy city of [[High Charity]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 31</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 349</ref> A '''solar cycle''', or an '''annual cycle''',{{Ref/Reuse|hitd30}} was the Covenant equivalent of a year.<ref>''Halo: Broken Circle'', p. 266</ref> Other forms of units of time included a '''weekly cycle'''<ref name="hitd54">''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'', p. 54 (Google Play edition)</ref> and a '''monthly cycle''',<ref>''Halo: Hunters in the Dark'', p. 55 (Google Play edition)</ref> with the former being similar in length to a standard [[human]] week.{{Ref/Reuse|hitd54}} This however seems rather odd, as a standard day cycle is equal to 265 hours or 11.0417 human days. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |