Question about DBMS_UTILITY.GET_TIME

Hello,

I'm using the function GET_TIME of the DBMS_UTILITY-package. It seems to me that the functionality from Oracle 8.0.5 to 8.1.5 has changed.

The manual of Oracle 8.1.5 describes GET_TIME as follows:
"

This function finds out the current time in 100th's of a second. It is primarily useful for determining elapsed time.

Syntax

DBMS_UTILITY.GET_TIME
  RETURN NUMBER; Parameters

None.

Returns

Time is the number of 100th's of a second from some arbitrary epoch.
"

Does anyone know what "some arbitrary epoch" means?!

Thanks for help,

Heiko

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