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| Depending on context, '''epoch''' can refer to: | | Depending on context, '''epoch''' can refer to: |
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| ==Period of time== | | ==Period of time== |
− | * a distinctive [[historical period]] or [[era]] | + | * a distinctive [[historical]] period or era |
− | * a unit of the [[geologic time scale]], less than a period and greater than an age | + | * a [[unit]] of the [[Geologic Timescale|geologic timescale]], less than a period and greater than an age |
− | * a phase in the [[Timeline of the Big Bang|development of the universe]] with distinctive properties | + | * a [[phase]] in the [http://institute.daynal.org/archives/extended_reference/cosmology/tufts.html development of the universe] with distinctive properties |
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| ==Moment in time== | | ==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]]: | + | 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 [[Milieu|era]]: |
− | * References to such may include [[Epochal date]], [[Epochal event]], [[Epochal moment]] as covered in | + | * [[References]] to such may include Epochal date, Epochal [[event]], Epochal [[moment]] |
− | ** the ''main article '''[[epoch (reference date)]].'''''
| + | * epoch (astronomy, and Epochal moment regard a precise moment in time for which [[celestial]] coordinates or [[orbital]] elements are specified. |
− | * [[epoch (astronomy)]], and [[Epochal moment]] regard a precise moment in time for which celestial coordinates or orbital elements are specified. | |
| ===Time benchmark in Computing=== | | ===Time benchmark in Computing=== |
− | * 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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− | ==Proper noun==
| + | [[Category: History]] |
− | * [[Epoch (film)|''Epoch'' (film)]], a science fiction film directed by Matt Codd
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− | ** The sequel ''Epoch: Evolution''
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− | * The [[Epoch Game Pocket Computer]], an early hand-held game console
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− | * [[Epoch Co., Ltd.]], the maker of the above and other computer games
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− | * [[Epoch (Chrono Trigger)]], a flying time machine in role-playing game ''Chrono Trigger''
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− | * [[Epoch (DC Comics)]], a supervillan also known as the Lord of Time
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− | * [[The Epoch Times]], a privately owned [[Falun Gong]]-linked newspaper
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− | * [[Epoch Javascript Calendar]] is an [[open source]], [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] calendar component for use in web pages written in [[JavaScript]]
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