epochs
Sweeps of history
Epochs are extended periods of time, typically marked by distinctive characteristics, events, or developments: the Victorian epoch, the epoch of space exploration.
In geology, an epoch is a subdivision of a period, spanning millions of years.
In computing and astronomy, an epoch is a reference point from which time is measured—Unix systems count seconds from the epoch of January 1, 1970.
Current geological epoch
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- MiocenePre-Pliocene geological epoch
- PlioceneLate Neogene epoch
- PaleoceneEarliest Cenozoic epoch
Permian · Cambrian · Devonian · Silurian · Ordovician · Carboniferous · Jurassic · Cretaceous
Repeated procedural pass
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- batchQuantity produced together
- neural networkInterconnected computational nodes mimicking cognition
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
convergence · overfitting · learning rate · validation · backpropagation · deep learning
Distinct historical period
- ageDuration of existence
- eonImmense time division
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
cycle · span · duration · interval · timeline · chronology · milestones · turning points
Great age, ancient era
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
colonial · Victorian · modern · postmodern · bronze age · feudal · imperial · reformation
British naturalist, species theorist
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
phylogeny · genetic drift · Cenozoic · Mesozoic · Paleozoic · mass extinction · diversification · radiation
Holocene
Current geological epoch
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
- MiocenePre-Pliocene geological epoch
- PlioceneLate Neogene epoch
Paleocene · Permian · Cambrian · Devonian · Silurian · Ordovician · Carboniferous · Jurassic · Cretaceous · Triassic
iteration
Repeated procedural pass
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- batchQuantity produced together
- neural networkInterconnected computational nodes mimicking cognition
machine learning · convergence · overfitting · learning rate · validation · backpropagation · deep learning
era
Distinct historical period
phase · cycle · span · duration · interval · timeline · chronology · milestones · turning points · transitions
antiquity
Great age, ancient era
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
classical · colonial · Victorian · modern · postmodern · bronze age · feudal · imperial · reformation · revolution
Darwin
British naturalist, species theorist
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
mutation · phylogeny · genetic drift · Cenozoic · Mesozoic · Paleozoic · mass extinction · diversification · radiation · fossil record
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, era, timeline
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- civilizationempires, empire, civilizations, dynasty, kingdoms
- timelinestimelines, chronology, chronologies, time periods, historical periods
- Earth historyice age, geological time, extinction, eons, fossil
- geologic timeeons, eon, era, Cambrian, eras
epochsmoments
Short spans of time
instants · seconds · milliseconds · split seconds · flashes
epochsinterludes
Pauses between main sections
intermissions · transitions · parentheses · lulls · pauses
- prehistoric epochsGeological time before records
- historical epochsDesignated periods of history