Definition
A period of 32 slots, each slot being 12 seconds, totalling 6.4 minutes. Validator committees are shuffled every epoch for security reasons. Each epoch has an opportunity for the chain to be finalized. Each validator is assigned new responsibilities at the start of each epoch.
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Translations
| Language | Prose |
|---|---|
| العربية Arabic | حقبة |
| বাংলা Bengali | ইপক |
| Čeština Czech | epochy |
| Deutsch German | Epoche |
| Español Spanish | épocas |
| Français French | époque |
| हिन्दी Hindi | एपॉक |
| Bahasa Indonesia Indonesian | epok |
| Italiano Italian | epoca |
| 日本語 Japanese | エポック |
| 한국어 Korean | 에포크당 |
| मराठी Marathi | पर्व |
| Polski Polish | epoki |
| Português Portuguese (Brazil) | época |
| Русский Russian | эпоху |
| Kiswahili Swahili | kipindi |
| தமிழ் Tamil | சகாப்தத்தில் |
| తెలుగు Telugu | ఎపోక్లో |
| Türkçe Turkish | dönemde |
| Українська Ukrainian | епохи |
| اردو Urdu | دور |
| Tiếng Việt Vietnamese | kỷ nguyên |
| 简体中文 Chinese (Simplified) | 时段 |
| 繁體中文 Chinese (Traditional) | 紀元 |