cosmic epoch, n.Definitions

A Cosmic epoch (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the widest society whose relevance to us we can trace — and the arbitrary, merely given features of natural law are the clue that ours is a special one.

A Cosmic epoch (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a limited nexus, however immense to us: beyond it, entities with relationships unforeseen by our imaginations will appear, bringing new types of order.