Hey everyone, how do YOU pronounce “epoch”?
I’ve always said it as “eeee-pock” because that’s how my Comp Sci professor pronounced it when he taught us neural nets. But I keep hearing people say “epic” or “eh-pock,” and it really bugs me for some reason.
What’s your take on the right way to pronounce it in the context of data science?
I pronounce it like “epic.”
The difference lies in American and British pronunciations. Americans usually say “epic,” while the British say “e-pock.” You can check the dictionary for the pronunciation guide and listen to a recording. I find it interesting that many people use the British pronunciation. In the geology department, people also say “epic,” and it seems to be less of a big deal there, from what I’ve heard.
The Indian YouTubers I follow seem to use the British pronunciation. Maybe that’s why so many Americans end up using it too, haha.
Maybe, but Indians typically use British English. I think another reason could be that computer science has a lot of international professors who are more likely to use British English. Also, I added an edit mentioning that the geology department doesn’t seem to have this controversy.
I’ve always said it as eh-pock.
The term “epoch” in the context of machine learning refers to one complete pass through the entire training dataset during the training process of a machine learning model. Multiple epochs are often used to optimize the model’s performance, “epoch” is typically pronounced as “EE-pok”.