Assertion: universal translator | /r/HasProperty | developed on several worlds
Facets:
value: probably
type: DEGREE
value: independently
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Like most other common forms of Star Trek technology (warp drive, transporters, etc.), the universal translator was probably developed independently on several worlds as an inevitable requirement of space travel; certainly the Vulcans had no difficulty communicating with humans upon making "first contact" (although the Vulcans could have learned Standard English from monitoring Earth radio transmissions).