2007-11-05 14:55:30 · 13 answers · asked by JayDogg 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
i think it means TIME i could be very wrong
2007-11-05 14:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by alex 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
According to the message boards at Word Wizard, the "t" in "t-minus" simply stands for "time."
One responder writes "It’s just an arbitrary way of looking at the continuum of time with the moment of the event in question being considered as the origin or ‘zero’ time (T). This is similar to the way we treat the number line in mathematics with negative numbers being to the left of the origin and positive numbers to the right."
The forums at "Word Reference" offer a similar answer, though one responder poses the question of whether "t" stands for "time" or "take-off." Nobody has a rock-solid answer to that one, but either way, the phrase's meaning is the same.
Mike
2007-11-05 15:05:00 · answer #2 · answered by Ask Mike 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's exactly what it sounds like. If a fighter gets knocked down and gets back up, a ref will give him a standing 8 count, checking his signs to see if he's still able to fight. After that 8 seconds, if the ref decides he's okay to continue, then the fight goes on.
2016-05-28 01:49:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
T is time
Minus is the amount of time that is left until the some event happens.
2007-11-05 15:05:15 · answer #4 · answered by Tom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
time
2007-11-05 17:36:24 · answer #5 · answered by Sebastian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
time
2007-11-05 15:02:55 · answer #6 · answered by Veekay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
time- i think. ask an astronaut. mabye he'll know. i hear there's a shuttle landing today.
2007-11-07 04:00:29 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was for "time"
2007-11-05 16:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like everyone else-time
2007-11-05 22:51:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
time?
2007-11-05 15:04:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋