moment

1. A particular point in time (synset 115269461)
   "the moment he arrived the party began"
   is a type of: point, point in time - an instant of time
   subtypes:

   • climax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play
   • eleventh hour, last minute - the latest possible moment
   • moment of truth - a crucial moment on which much depends
   • moment of truth - the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull
   • pinpoint - a very brief moment
   • time - a suitable moment
   • psychological moment - the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect
   same as: instant, minute, second
2. An indefinitely short time (synset 115271664)
   "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
   is a type of: time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
   subtypes: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
   same as: bit, minute, mo, second
3. At this time (synset 115144992)
   "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"
   is a type of: nowadays, present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
   same as: here and now, present moment
4. Having important effects or influence (synset 105178101)
   "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"
   is a type of: significance - the quality of being significant
   subtypes:

   • matter - (used with negation) having consequence
   • hell to pay - dire consequences
   same as: consequence, import
5. A turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) (synset 111503385)
   is a type of: force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
   subtypes:

   • moment of inertia - the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration
   • moment of a couple - given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them
   • dipole moment - the moment of a dipole
6. The n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value (synset 106031858)
   referred to in: statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
   is a type of: statistic - a datum that can be represented numerically
   subtypes:

   • second moment - the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin
   • variance - the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

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