Lexicon

• Slot: The smallest time unit in the L1X blockchain, where one block is created every 0.5 seconds.

• Chunk: A 20-second time interval consisting of 40 slots in the L1X blockchain, organizing blocks for efficient management and synchronization.

• Epoch: A period in the L1X blockchain comprising consecutive 3 chunks, typically lasting for one minute, during which clusters propose blocks and facilitate network consensus.

• Cube: A unit of time in the L1X blockchain that encompasses multiple epochs, typically lasting for three minutes, incorporating cluster shuffling and providing milestones for network analysis and planning.

• Radix: a node that serves as an entry point for new nodes, providing network information, cluster assignment, and maintaining thresholds for participation.

• Validator: a node that validates transactions, secures the network, and can be selected as block proposers through a pseudo-random algorithm based on the stake and other factors.

• Block Proposer: a node responsible for creating new blocks and proposing them to the network for validation.

• Vigilant Node: a node in a blockchain network that monitors transactions, and detects and reports malicious activity to the block proposer.