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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>time T</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../T.html" title="T"/><link rel="previous" href="time-sink.html" title="time sink"/><link rel="next" href="times-or-divided-by.html" title="times-or-divided-by"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">time T</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="time-sink.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">T</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="times-or-divided-by.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="time-T"/><dt xmlns="" id="time-T"><b>time T</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/ti:m T/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. An unspecified but usually well-understood time, often used in
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conjunction with a later time <tt class="literal">T+1</tt>.
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“<span class="quote">We'll meet on campus at time <tt class="literal">T</tt> or
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at Louie's at time <tt class="literal">T+1</tt></span>” means, in
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the context of going out for dinner: “<span class="quote">We can meet on campus and go to
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Louie's, or we can meet at Louie's itself a bit later.</span>” (Louie's was
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a Chinese restaurant in Palo Alto that was a favorite with hackers.) Had
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the number 30 been used instead of the number 1, it would have implied that
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the travel time from campus to Louie's is 30 minutes; whatever time
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<tt class="literal">T</tt> is (and that hasn't been decided on
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yet), you can meet half an hour later at Louie's than you could on campus
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and end up eating at the same time. See also
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<a href="../S/since-time-T-equals-minus-infinity.html"><i class="glossterm">since time T equals minus infinity</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="time-sink.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../T.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="times-or-divided-by.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">time sink </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> times-or-divided-by</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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