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      Ulane: Minor race on Ul/Eaire (Dark Nebula 0603).



      Uncertainty principle: One can never be exactly sure of both the

position and the velocity of an atomic particle. The more accurately one knows

the one, the less accurately one can know the other. This is not an

observational problem. Rather quantum particles have an intrinsic uncertainty:

they do not have well-defined positions and momentum.



      Ungzoenogzkhe: Corsair band operating in Meshan sector.



      University of Regina:  A broad spectrum planetary institution providing

education in all areas; its campuses are scattered all over Regina. Its

greatest strength is history, sociology, psychology, and political science.



      University of Rhylanor: A technically oriented planetary institution to

support industry and commerce on Rhylanor. Its primary programs include the

hard sciences: biology, chemistry, electronics, gravitics, mechanics, physics.



      Universe: The totality of existence for a sophont.

      There is a convention whereby Universe, capitalized, refers to the real

world of stars and galaxies that we can sense, while without the capital

letter universe refers to one of the more or less speculative ideas of

theorists.



      Urunishu: World in Antares sector with a minor human race and many

species related to humaniti. During the First Imperium, it was considered the

leading candidate for the human homeworld. Unfortunately, an ice age prevented

thorough search for evidence.

      In the second century of the Third Imperium, Marquis hault-Devroe

marshalled evidence to show that Urunishu had been an Ancient zoological park.



      Utovogh: Vargr entertainment device, whose user can adjust until iy most

appeals to him. Early sales indicate it has a niche similar to today's rock

video market, but the niche includes propaganda and shows of all sorts.