Unilateral Unit System

The Unilateral Unit System (UUS) is a standardized set of units of measure utilized in T'vaqi. The UUS was officially established shortly following the nation's Second Unification in 244 TT. Initially conceptualized by a group of mathematicians, the UUS was created to reduce confusion regarding exact distances and measurements, and was built to accommodate the existing T'vaqi numeral system. Its establishment was the last action of the Unification Committee before its dissolution. Since its official incorporation into T'vaqi society, the Measurement Management Alliance (MMA), a government-funded organization ran by several Magisters, has overseen the implementation of UUS units wherever necessary. In 53 PC, conversion formulae for inter-island units of measure were developed by the MMA for trade purposes.

Units

All recognized UUS units of measure and their metric conversions are listed below.

Weight

Unit	Relative to previous	Metric conversion (kilograms)	Notes
nison		0.15	Approx. weight of one spoonful of water.
otam	4 nisoni	0.6	The most commonly used unit of weight.
pa'otam	8 otami	4.8
shasa	16 pa'otami	76.8	Name translates to "wave". Presumed to be related to the T'vaqi adage "a wave is merely a million droplets".
pashasa	32 shasi	2,457.6

Distance

Unit	Relative to previous	Metric conversion (meters)	Notes
qon		0.0035	Approx. width of a blade of grass.
paqon	4 qoni	0.014
doqon	8 paqoni	0.112
dosha	16 doqoni	1.792	The most commonly used unit of distance. Abbr. .
padosha	32 doshi	57.344	Often used to measure the heights of buildings. Any structure measuring greater than 2 padoshi is classed as a tower.
dodosha	64 padoshi	3,670.016	A popular track running distance.

Miscellaneous and irregular units

Unit	Metric conversion	Notes
hrso	N/A	Denotes one unit on the Cognitive Capacity Scale. Named after Hrso Vinshasi, the inventor of the scale.
ilor	~1.5J	Largely antiquated, exact measurement uncertain; defined as "roughly the amount of energy required to lift 1 otam."
vri	2,097,152m	Estimated diameter of the moon.