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New page: Depending on context, '''epoch''' can refer to: ==Period of time== * a distinctive historical period or era * a unit of the geologic time scale, less than a period and greater...
Depending on context, '''epoch''' can refer to:
==Period of time==
* a distinctive [[historical period]] or [[era]]
* a unit of the [[geologic time scale]], 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
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==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]] as covered in
** 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.
===Time benchmark in Computing===
* a step in the training process of an [[artificial neural network]].
* [[Unix epoch]]
==Proper noun==
* [[Epoch (film)|''Epoch'' (film)]], a science fiction film directed by Matt Codd
** The sequel ''Epoch: Evolution''
* The [[Epoch Game Pocket Computer]], an early hand-held game console
* [[Epoch Co., Ltd.]], the maker of the above and other computer games
* [[Epoch (Chrono Trigger)]], a flying time machine in role-playing game ''Chrono Trigger''
* [[Epoch (DC Comics)]], a supervillan also known as the Lord of Time
* [[The Epoch Times]], a privately owned [[Falun Gong]]-linked newspaper
* [[Epoch Javascript Calendar]] is an [[open source]], [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] calendar component for use in web pages written in [[JavaScript]]
==Period of time==
* a distinctive [[historical period]] or [[era]]
* a unit of the [[geologic time scale]], 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
{{TOCright}}
==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]] as covered in
** 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.
===Time benchmark in Computing===
* a step in the training process of an [[artificial neural network]].
* [[Unix epoch]]
==Proper noun==
* [[Epoch (film)|''Epoch'' (film)]], a science fiction film directed by Matt Codd
** The sequel ''Epoch: Evolution''
* The [[Epoch Game Pocket Computer]], an early hand-held game console
* [[Epoch Co., Ltd.]], the maker of the above and other computer games
* [[Epoch (Chrono Trigger)]], a flying time machine in role-playing game ''Chrono Trigger''
* [[Epoch (DC Comics)]], a supervillan also known as the Lord of Time
* [[The Epoch Times]], a privately owned [[Falun Gong]]-linked newspaper
* [[Epoch Javascript Calendar]] is an [[open source]], [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] calendar component for use in web pages written in [[JavaScript]]