Quantum dating
- Dating process by which point at which raw materials were processed can be measured in absolute terms as compared to present day, rather than relative time elapsed (ENT: "The Expanse", "Anomaly", "Azati Prime", "Kir'Shara", "In a Mirror, Darkly"; DS9 Novel: Avatar, Book One)
- Allows both for extremely accurate dating as compared with radiometric methods, and identification of objects subjected to time travel through otherwise-nonsensical results (ENT: "The Expanse", "Anomaly", "Azati Prime", "Kir'Shara", "In a Mirror, Darkly"; DS9 Novel: Avatar, Book One)