Look up: Epoch

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   EPOCH
   acronym: European Programme on Climate and Hazards (EEC)
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   Epoch
   An epoch is a division of a geologic period; it is the smallest division of geologic time, lasting several million years.
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   epoch
   [n] - (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred 2. [n] - a unit of geological time
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   Epoch
   An instant in time for which the positions of celestial objects are given.
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   epoch
   1. Early PL/I. 2. Experimental Programming Language. 3. Eden Programming Language. U Washington. Based on Concurrent Euclid and used with the Eden distributed OS. Influenced Emerald and Distributed Smalltalk. 'EPL Programmer's Guide', A. Black et al, U Washington June 1984. 4. Equational Programming Language. Szymanski, RPI. Equational language ...
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   epoch
   number of iterations between the application of the genetic algorithm.An epoch,(a block of learning cycles)is performed so that the present population of classifiers can be ranked.After an epoch has completed the classifiers are bred via a genetic algorithm to(hopefully)discover a better set of classifiers.After the GA is applied the new population starts another epoch of learning cycles.The entir...
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   Epoch
   Ep'och (ĕp'ŏk or ē'pŏk; 277) noun [ Late Latin epocha , Greek 'epochh` check, stop, an epoch of a star, an historical epoch, from 'epe`chein to hold on, check; 'epi` upon + 'e`chein to have, hold; akin to Sanskrit sah to overpower, Goth. sigis victory, Anglo-Saxon sigor , sige , Germ ...
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   epoch
   1. A fixed point of time, established in history by the occurrence of some grand or remarkable event; a point of time marked by an event of great subsequent influence; as, the epoch of the creation; the birth of Christ was the epoch which gave rise to the Christian era. 'In divers ages, . . . Divers epochs of time were used.' (Usher) 'Great epochs ...
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   epoch
   noun (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
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    Epoch
    • (n.) A division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor division or part of a period. • (n.) An arbitrary fixed date, for which the elements used in computing the place of a planet, or other heavenly body, at any other date, are given; as, the epoch of Mars; lunar elements for the epo...
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    epoch
    (from the article `time`) ...purposes. Although defining time presents difficulties, measuring it does not; it is the most accurately measured physical quantity. A time ...
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    epoch
    unit of geological time during which a rock series is deposited. It is a subdivision of a geological period and the word is capitalized when ...
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    epoch
    in Greek philosophy,`suspension of judgment,` a principle originally espoused by nondogmatic philosophical Skeptics of the ancient Greek Academy ... [7 related articles]
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    Epoch
    Geologic time unit that is shorter than a period.
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    epoch
    a measure of time used in astronomy. In an epoch system, times are specified as years and fractions of years (such as epoch 1998.5). To set a starting point for the system, a specific epoch time must be fixed as a particular clock time of a particular date. In 1984, the International Astronomical Union agreed that epoch times should be fixed by req...
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    epoch
    a unit of time equal to 19 years, used in predictions of the tides. In this use, an epoch is another name for a Metonic cycle. All possible alignments of the sun and moon occur in this 19-year cycle, so tidal heights and other tidal phenomena are averaged over this period.
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    epoch
    The time and date at which an astronomical observation is made (epoch of observation), or the date for which orbital elements (epoch of elements) or the positions of celestial objects are calculated. Specifying the epoch is important because the apparent positions of objects in the sky change gradua...
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    epoch
    epoch, unit of geologic time that is a subdivision of a period. The Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, for example, are divisions of the Quaternary period. Epoch is also used to describe a short length of geologic time during a special occurrence, such as the glacial epoch. See geology; Geologic Times...
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