Yamato Yamamoto's definitions

Unix Epoch

A point in history, specifically midnight UTC on January 1, 1970. Used as the starting point for Unix Time.

Synonym: seventies

Related term: Unix Time

Last night the clock on my computer got reset to the Unix Epoch.

by Yamato Yamamoto June 27, 2022

zero-point-once

1. One-tenth of a time.
2. (in mathematics) Used to describe a quotient between 0.1 and 0.2.

I ran around the track zero-point-once, then I got tired.
“Seven goes into 1 zero-point-once, with a remainder of 0.3.”

(Said by someone on Numberphile, a channel on YouTube.)

by Yamato Yamamoto May 6, 2022

seventies

Also written as: ’70s

(informal) the Unix Epoch.

Somehow the clock on my iPod got reset to the seventies.

by Yamato Yamamoto June 23, 2022

5783

A Hebrew calendar year, starting on September 26, 2022, and ending with nightfall on September 15, 2023. It falls right in between two embolismic (13-month) years, 5782 and 5784.

- Hey, what year is this again?
- We are currently in the year 5783.
- Thank you

by Yamato Yamamoto May 14, 2021

5784

A Hebrew calendar year, having 13 months, corresponding to 2024. It starts on September 16, 2023, and ends at nightfall on October 2, 2024.

5784 was the favorite year of my life; it had an extra Adar and a leap day in the Gregorian calendar.

by Yamato Yamamoto May 14, 2021

5726-NOOO!

Pronunciation: five-seven-two-six-NO

1. Your reaction when your very expensive watch breaks, or especially, falls down from a bridge into the water.

Etymology: From the name of Reference 57260, the world’s most complicated watch. The watch was invented by Vacheron Constantin, a watch and clock manufacturer founded in 1755.

Usage notes: The letter "O" may be repeated any number of times.

George: 5726-NOOO!!!!
Amelia: What’s wrong?
George: Are you blind?!?! My precious, $1,000,000 watch just fell into the river!!!

by Yamato Yamamoto June 13, 2022

Tishri

A month of the Hebrew calendar, having 30 days, counted as month number 7. It is the first month of the Hebrew year. It runs from September to October. It follows Elul and precedes Cheshvan.

-Hey, when were you born?
-I was born in Tishri. The 4th of Tishri to be specific.

by Yamato Yamamoto May 13, 2021