Epoch
noun
A particular period of time in history or some process.
The Victorian era was an epoch of great social change.
Often appears as...
- epoch of history
- new epoch
noun
The beginning of a particular period in history or in someone's life.
His death marked the end of an epoch in world politics.
Often appears as...
- epoch of beginning
- marking an epoch
noun
A unit of geologic time that is a subdivision of a period.
The Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period
Often appears as...
- geological epoch
- pleistocene epoch
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noun
In computing, an epic is a particular point in time from which elapsed time is measured.
In Unix systems, the epoch is the beginning of time, measured from 1st January 1970.
Often appears as...
- unix epoch
- epoch time
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noun
A particular period of time in history or some process.
The Victorian era was an epoch of great social change.
Often appears as...
- epoch of history
- new epoch
noun
The beginning of a particular period in history or in someone's life.
His death marked the end of an epoch in world politics.
Often appears as...
- epoch of beginning
- marking an epoch
noun
A unit of geologic time that is a subdivision of a period.
The Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period
Often appears as...
- geological epoch
- pleistocene epoch
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Technical
noun
In computing, an epic is a particular point in time from which elapsed time is measured.
In Unix systems, the epoch is the beginning of time, measured from 1st January 1970.
Often appears as...
- unix epoch
- epoch time
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Historical Periods
Used to discuss major historical periods renowned for distinct characteristics.
The Renaissance epoch is characterized by significant developments in art and science.
Pro Tip 2/2Significant Change
Indicates a time frame where notable transformations occur, often societal or cultural.
The industrial revolution was an epoch that drastically changed manufacturing.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Periods
Used to discuss major historical periods renowned for distinct characteristics.
The Renaissance epoch is characterized by significant developments in art and science.
Pro Tip 2/2Significant Change
Indicates a time frame where notable transformations occur, often societal or cultural.
The industrial revolution was an epoch that drastically changed manufacturing.
Pro Tip 1/2Historical Periods
Used to discuss major historical periods renowned for distinct characteristics.
The Renaissance epoch is characterized by significant developments in art and science.
Pro Tip 2/2Significant Change
Indicates a time frame where notable transformations occur, often societal or cultural.
The industrial revolution was an epoch that drastically changed manufacturing.
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The design of the...
But if we were capable to come up with an idea of how to look even further -- there's some things even further, and that was what I did in a lot of my work, was to develop the techniques -- we could look out back to even earlier epochs before there were stars and before there were galaxies, back to when the universe was hot and dense and very different.
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Nature is everywhere --...
And this is a term that some geologists are suggesting we should give to our current epoch, given how pervasive human influence has been over it. Now, it's still just a proposed epoch, but I think it's a helpful way to think about the magnitude of human influence on the planet. So where does this put nature?
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How long will human...
a hothouse time during which the continents drifted into their present configuration. Changes in climate or fossils found in the rock record help distinguish these epochs and help geologists tell deep time. So what will be the record of modern people's impact on the planet?
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The dream we haven't...
a new epoch in which we become as excited about and curious about and scientific about the development of our humanity as we are about the development of our technology. We should not shrink from this opportunity simply because we don't really understand it.
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Thomas Thwaites: How I...
the age that we're living in -- they're debating whether to make it a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene, the age of Man. And that's because geologists of the future would kind of see a sharp shift in the strata of rock that is being laid down now.
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Origins of the Universe...
This epoch ended when one of those forces, called strong, or strong nuclear, broke away. Then the inflationary epoch began during which the universe rapidly expanded. Almost instantly it grew from the size of an atom to the size of a grapefruit.
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The Mind-Bending Art of...
The journey we humans have been on to arrive right here is nothing short of a miracle. “Fossil Necklace” is a string of worlds made of the material of life itself. Each bead is carved from ancient fossils and strung geological epoch by epoch.
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Michael Merzenich:...
so that it can act differentially, so that it can act selectively, so that the creature that wears it, that carries it, can begin to operate on it in a selective way. In the next great epoch of life, which applies for most of life,
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How science & reason...
living in the most moral time in our species epoch slavery has been outlawed in every country in the world where it's still practiced in the form of slave labor and sex trafficking this is being
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How augmented reality...
According to the theories of human social development, we're now living through the fourth great epoch of technological advancement, the Information Age.
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The design of the...
But if we were capable to come up with an idea of how to look even further -- there's some things even further, and that was what I did in a lot of my work, was to develop the techniques -- we could look out back to even earlier epochs before there were stars and before there were galaxies, back to when the universe was hot and dense and very different.
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Nature is everywhere --...
And this is a term that some geologists are suggesting we should give to our current epoch, given how pervasive human influence has been over it. Now, it's still just a proposed epoch, but I think it's a helpful way to think about the magnitude of human influence on the planet. So where does this put nature?
Video examples
How long will human...
a hothouse time during which the continents drifted into their present configuration. Changes in climate or fossils found in the rock record help distinguish these epochs and help geologists tell deep time. So what will be the record of modern people's impact on the planet?
Video examples
The dream we haven't...
a new epoch in which we become as excited about and curious about and scientific about the development of our humanity as we are about the development of our technology. We should not shrink from this opportunity simply because we don't really understand it.
Video examples
Thomas Thwaites: How I...
the age that we're living in -- they're debating whether to make it a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene, the age of Man. And that's because geologists of the future would kind of see a sharp shift in the strata of rock that is being laid down now.
Video examples
Origins of the Universe...
This epoch ended when one of those forces, called strong, or strong nuclear, broke away. Then the inflationary epoch began during which the universe rapidly expanded. Almost instantly it grew from the size of an atom to the size of a grapefruit.
Video examples
The Mind-Bending Art of...
The journey we humans have been on to arrive right here is nothing short of a miracle. “Fossil Necklace” is a string of worlds made of the material of life itself. Each bead is carved from ancient fossils and strung geological epoch by epoch.
Video examples
Michael Merzenich:...
so that it can act differentially, so that it can act selectively, so that the creature that wears it, that carries it, can begin to operate on it in a selective way. In the next great epoch of life, which applies for most of life,
Video examples
How science & reason...
living in the most moral time in our species epoch slavery has been outlawed in every country in the world where it's still practiced in the form of slave labor and sex trafficking this is being
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How augmented reality...
According to the theories of human social development, we're now living through the fourth great epoch of technological advancement, the Information Age.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
In all great epochs of history, the existence of standards - that is, the conscious adoption of type-forms - has been the criterion of a polite, well-ordered society; for it is a commonplace that repetition of the same things for the same purpose exercises a settling and civilizing influence on men's minds.
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Hisham Matar
American Writer
Whenever I was encouraged by my elders to pick up a book, I was often told, 'Read so as to know the world.' And it is true; books have invited me into different countries, states of mind, social conditions and historical epochs; they have offered me a place at the most unusual gatherings.
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American Architect
We must understand the motives and forces of our time and analyze their structure from three points of view: the material, the functional, and the spiritual. We must make clear in what respects our epoch differs from others and in what respects it is similar.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout.
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Amin Maalouf
French Author
It's the relationship I have with the world: always trying to escape from reality. I'm a daydreamer; I don't feel in harmony with my epoch or the societies I live in.
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Thomas Mann
German Writer
A man lives not only his personal life, as an individual, but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
The great epochs of our life are the occasions when we gain the courage to rebaptize our evil qualities as our best qualities.
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Wassily Kandinsky
Russian Artist
Our epoch is a time of tragic collision between matter and spirit and of the downfall of the purely material world view.
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Gertrude Stein
American Author
Once more I can climb about and remind you that a woman in this epoch does the important literary thinking.
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Alfred de Vigny
French Poet
The human mind, I believe, cares for the True only in the general character of an epoch.
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
In all great epochs of history, the existence of standards - that is, the conscious adoption of type-forms - has been the criterion of a polite, well-ordered society; for it is a commonplace that repetition of the same things for the same purpose exercises a settling and civilizing influence on men's minds.
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Hisham Matar
American Writer
Whenever I was encouraged by my elders to pick up a book, I was often told, 'Read so as to know the world.' And it is true; books have invited me into different countries, states of mind, social conditions and historical epochs; they have offered me a place at the most unusual gatherings.
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American Architect
We must understand the motives and forces of our time and analyze their structure from three points of view: the material, the functional, and the spiritual. We must make clear in what respects our epoch differs from others and in what respects it is similar.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout.
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Amin Maalouf
French Author
It's the relationship I have with the world: always trying to escape from reality. I'm a daydreamer; I don't feel in harmony with my epoch or the societies I live in.
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Thomas Mann
German Writer
A man lives not only his personal life, as an individual, but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
The great epochs of our life are the occasions when we gain the courage to rebaptize our evil qualities as our best qualities.
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Wassily Kandinsky
Russian Artist
Our epoch is a time of tragic collision between matter and spirit and of the downfall of the purely material world view.
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Gertrude Stein
American Author
Once more I can climb about and remind you that a woman in this epoch does the important literary thinking.
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Alfred de Vigny
French Poet
The human mind, I believe, cares for the True only in the general character of an epoch.
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