epoch vs time

epoch

noun
  • A specific instant in time, chosen as the point of reference or zero value of a system that involves identifying instants of time. 

  • A geochronologic unit of hundreds of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of a period, and subdivided into ages (or sometimes subepochs). 

  • A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable. 

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

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

verb
  • To divide (data) into segments by time period. 

time

noun
  • How much of a day has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device. 

  • The property of a system which allows it to have more than one distinct configuration. 

  • The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. 

  • The end of someone's life, conceived by the speaker as having been predestined. 

  • The hour of childbirth. 

  • A numerical indication of a particular moment. 

  • A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive). 

  • An instance or occurrence. 

  • A dimension of spacetime with the opposite metric signature to space dimensions; the fourth dimension. 

  • A quantity of availability of duration. 

  • The measurement under some system of region of day or moment. 

  • The serving of a prison sentence. 

  • An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs. 

  • Ratio of comparison. 

  • The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division. 

  • Closing time. 

  • Time out; temporary, limited suspension of play. 

  • A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day. 

  • A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression. 

  • An experience. 

  • Change associated with the second law of thermodynamics; the physical and psychological result of increasing entropy. 

intj
  • The umpire's call in prizefights, etc. 

  • Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause. 

  • A call by a bartender to warn patrons that the establishment is closing and no more drinks will be served. 

verb
  • To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of. 

  • To choose when something begins or how long it lasts. 

  • To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement. 

  • To measure, as in music or harmony. 

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