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Epoch vs Duration - What's the difference?

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Epoch is a related term of duration.


As nouns the difference between epoch and duration

is that epoch is a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy while duration is an amount of time or a particular time interval.

epoch

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
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    • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
  • A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.
  • (astronomy) A precise instant of time that is used as a reference point.
  • (computing, uncountable) A precise instant of time that is used as a reference point (e.g. January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC).

    • Synonyms

    * a particular period in history: era; age (epoch is a subcategory of era and/or age)

    Related terms

    * epochal * epochless

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    duration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amount of time or a particular time interval.
  • The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war
    • Rationing will last at least for the duration .
  • (finance) A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.

    • See also

    * * (Bond duration) * dictionary.reference.com entry