Moment
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
Framework senses
- §1
- having important effects or influence
- §2
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
- §3
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
- §4
- at this time
- §5
- a particular point in time
- §6
- an indefinitely short time