Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
- Moment (mathematics), used in probability theory and statistics
- Moment (physics), several related concepts, including:
- Angular momentum or moment of momentum, the rotational analog of momentum
- Electric dipole moment, a measurement of the charge difference and direction between two or more charges
- Magnetic moment, a measure of the strength of a magnetic source
- Moment of inertia, a measure of an object's resistance to changes in its rotation rate
- Torque or moment, the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis
- Bending moment, a moment that results in the bending of a structural element
- First moment of area, a property of an object related to its resistance to shear stress
- Second moment of area, a property of an object related to its resistance to bending and deflection
- Polar moment of inertia, a property of an object related to its resistance to torsion
- Image moments, statistical properties of an image
- Seismic moment, quantity used to measure the size of an earthquake
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