Epoch
Falun Gong newspaper
An epoch is a distinct period of time marked by notable events, characteristics, or developments that set it apart from what came before and after.
In geology and astronomy, epochs are formal divisions of time within longer eras.
In computing and machine learning, an epoch represents one complete pass through a training dataset.
The word often carries a sense of significance: The invention of the printing press marked a new epoch in human communication.
Distinct historical period
- ageDuration of existence
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
Renaissance · Enlightenment · revolution · civilization · dynasty · antiquity · modernity · watershed
Horizontal layer of material
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- HoloceneCurrent geological epoch
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- PaleoceneEarliest Cenozoic epoch
Miocene · Pliocene · ice age · sediment · formation · dating · radiocarbon · boundary
Recorded moment identifier
- UnixMultitasking operating system family
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
- datetimeCombined date and time
- reference pointStandard for comparison
system clock · conversion · synchronization · time zone · seconds · calculation · programming · API
Relating to a famous Roman
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- celestialOf the sky above
- orbitalRevolving around another
precession · equinox · reference frame · catalog · measurement · ephemeris · astrometry · calculation
Developing abilities through practice
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- batchQuantity produced together
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- datasetOrganized collection of information
cycle · convergence · loss · gradient · model · validation · overfitting · deep learning
era
Distinct historical period
turning point · Renaissance · Enlightenment · revolution · civilization · dynasty · antiquity · modernity · watershed · transformation
stratum
Horizontal layer of material
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- HoloceneCurrent geological epoch
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
Paleocene · Miocene · Pliocene · ice age · sediment · formation · dating · radiocarbon · boundary · extinction
timestamp
Recorded moment identifier
- UnixMultitasking operating system family
- millisecondsThousandths of a second
- datetimeCombined date and time
reference point · system clock · conversion · synchronization · time zone · seconds · calculation · programming · API · server
Julian
Relating to a famous Roman
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- celestialOf the sky above
orbital · precession · equinox · reference frame · catalog · measurement · ephemeris · astrometry · calculation · standard
training
Developing abilities through practice
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- batchQuantity produced together
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
dataset · cycle · convergence · loss · gradient · model · validation · overfitting · deep learning · weights
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- Toy BrandsMattel, Hasbro, LEGO, Fisher-Price, Little Tikes
- literary magazinesliterary journals, quarterlies, quarterly, Ploughshares, Agni
- init systemssystemd, init, Shepherd, nosh, boot sequence
Epocheternity
Boundless temporal existence
timelessness · continuum · perpetuity · infinity · forever
- prehistoric epochsGeological time before records
- historical epochsDesignated periods of history