Difference between revisions of "Epoch"
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* a step in the [[training]] [[process]] of an [[artificial]] [[neural network]]. | * a step in the [[training]] [[process]] of an [[artificial]] [[neural network]]. | ||
* Unix epoch] | * Unix epoch] | ||
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+ | *'''''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_76#76:6._SURVIVAL_OF_ADAM_AND_EVE Dispensational Adjudication]''''' | ||
[[Category: History]] | [[Category: History]] | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] |
Revision as of 20:43, 11 January 2011
Depending on context, epoch can refer to:
Period of time
- a distinctive historical period or era
- a unit of the geologic timescale, less than a period and greater than an age
- a phase in the development of the universe with distinctive properties
Moment in time
An Epoch signifies a significant event, time, or moment which is chosen as a new origin for time measurements, usually as the delimiting factor of an era:
- References to such may include Epochal date, Epochal event, Epochal moment
- epoch (astronomy, and Epochal moment regard a precise moment in time for which celestial coordinates or orbital elements are specified.
Time benchmark in Computing
- a step in the training process of an artificial neural network.
- Unix epoch]