noun a particular point in time.
— synonyms: minute, second, instant
noun an indefinitely short time.
— synonyms: mo, minute, second, bit
noun at this time.
— synonyms: here_and_now, present_moment
noun having important effects or influence.
— synonyms: consequence, import
noun a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force).
noun the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value.
Examples
“Wait a moment, while I lock the front door.”
“If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia.”