Energioch

Energioch is a fictional unit of energy used in speculative physics and science fiction to quantify energy in large-scale systems. It is not part of the international system of units and has no fixed conversion to joules in real-world science. In different works, one energioch may correspond to a different amount of energy, or may be treated as an abstract, dimensioned quantity that serves as a stand-in for large budgets of energy.

Origin and usage: The term appears in various late-modern fiction and in on-line reference works. The word seems to be a portmanteau of energy and a stylized suffix intended to give a technical flavor; there is no single canonical definition. Writers sometimes base the unit’s value on the scale of the story, enabling easy comparison of reactor outputs, starship propulsion, or planetary defenses.

Typical uses: Narratives may describe large-scale energy flows in energiochs per hour, or refer to accruals of energiochs to represent energy credits within an in-universe economy. Some creators connect energioch to fictional phenomena such as quantum flux or zero-point reservoirs to ground the unit in their imagined physics.

Reception and limitations: Because energioch lacks a standardized definition, it is generally avoided in formal scientific discussions and real-world engineering. It remains a narrative device that helps convey scale without committing to real-world units. See also: energy unit, joule, hypothetical unit.