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gershom comments on A Problem with Abbreviations and Acronyms - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: gershom 13 August 2011 04:12:55AM 0 points [-]

I believe FLT, Faster than Light Travel, is the more common of the two. Never actually seen FTL in that context.

Comment author: Dreaded_Anomaly 13 August 2011 04:58:12AM 6 points [-]

I've only ever seen FTL, at least in science fiction (books, TV, etc.).

Comment author: Endovior 13 August 2011 06:08:21AM 4 points [-]

I also haven't ever seen FLT anywhere; whenever people are discussing speeds in excess of c, it's always FTL. What books are you reading, that use that apparently nonstandard abbreviation?

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 13 August 2011 02:31:49PM 1 point [-]

FLT stands for "faster-than-light travel" specifically, while FTL is used in other sentences involving "faster-than-light", like FTL drive, or even FTL travel.

Comment author: Dreaded_Anomaly 13 August 2011 07:55:44PM 2 points [-]

I've really never (until this thread, at least) seen FLT used instead of FTL travel. Usually, the context is clear enough that the "travel" part can be omitted anyway.

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