diondokter[m]: > <@diondokter:matrix.org> Well the thing is that if you keep it all being ticks, what do you then do with it?
> 
> Say I write a driver and measure the time and get back it was 12345 ticks. What would I do with that information?
> If that's 50ms, then suddenly it has some value

the trait would have a means of encapsulating what is being measured on each tick, be it a certain interval of time, a distance, etc.