MOMENTS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

at this time

Example: the disappointments of the here and now; she is studying at the moment

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a particular point in time

Example: the moment he arrived the party began

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

an indefinitely short time

Example: wait just a moment; in a mo; it only takes a minute; in just a bit

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

having important effects or influence

Example: decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself; virtue is of more moment than security; that result is of no consequence

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value