Era vs. Epoch

Era vs. Epoch — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Era and Epoch

Eranoun

A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.

Epochnoun

A particular period of history, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.

Eranoun

(geology) A unit of time, smaller than eons and greater than periods.

Epochnoun

A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.

Eranoun

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

Epochnoun

(astronomy) A precise instant of time that is used as a point of reference.

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Eranoun

a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

Epochnoun

(computing) Uses in computing.

Epochnoun

A precise instant of time that is used as a point of reference (e.g., January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC).

Epochnoun

One complete presentation of the training data set to an iterative machine learning algorithm.

The neural network was trained over 500 epochs.

Epochnoun

(geology) A unit of geologic time subdividing a period into smaller parts.

Epochverb

To divide (data) into segments by time period.

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Epochnoun

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

Epochnoun

(astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred

Epochnoun

a unit of geological time