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The definition of moment

6 Definitions of: moment

    1. noun, a short indefinite period of time
    2. noun, a specific instant or point in time
    3. noun, the moment the present point of time
    4. noun, import, significance, or value
    5. noun, physics a) a tendency to produce motion, esp rotation about a point or axis b) the product of a physical quantity, such as force or mass, and its distance from a fixed reference point. See also moment of inertia
    6. noun, statistics the mean of a specified power of the deviations of all the values of a variable in its frequency distribution. The power of the deviations indicates the order of the moment and the deviations may be from the origin (giving a moment about the origin) or from the mean (giving a moment about the mean)
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Synonyms: time, gravity, instant, second, minute, flash, shake (informal), tick (Brit. informal), twinkling, split second And more...
 

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