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Terminology of the word Does "moment" have a single meaning in physics?

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I am a high school student and I am curious about the word "moment"moment and what it means in different contexts, whether it has a definite meaning or not?

I know it has some relation to different kinds of motion, like linear momentum  (measures the "amount of motion" in a rectilinear path) or angular momentum ( circularcircular or hyperbolic path  ).

But I have difficulty in understanding how it relates in vector quantities like Dipole Moment, or moment of Inertia  (Scalar quantity) or Magnetic Moment, or any other terminology that I haven't yet encountered.

Would help if someone brought some light to it. I appreciate all answers.

I am a high school student and I am curious about the word "moment" and what it means in different contexts, whether it has a definite meaning or not?

I know it has some relation to different kinds of motion, like linear momentum(measures the "amount of motion" in a rectilinear path) or angular momentum ( circular or hyperbolic path  ).

But I have difficulty in understanding how it relates in vector quantities like Dipole Moment, or moment of Inertia(Scalar quantity) or Magnetic Moment, or any other terminology that I haven't yet encountered.

Would help if someone brought some light to it. I appreciate all answers.

I am a high school student and I am curious about the word moment and what it means in different contexts, whether it has a definite meaning or not?

I know it has some relation to different kinds of motion, like linear momentum  (measures the "amount of motion" in a rectilinear path) or angular momentum (circular or hyperbolic path).

But I have difficulty in understanding how it relates in vector quantities like Dipole Moment, or moment of Inertia  (Scalar quantity) or Magnetic Moment, or any other terminology that I haven't yet encountered.

Would help if someone brought some light to it. I appreciate all answers.

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Terminology of the word "moment"

I am a high school student and I am curious about the word "moment" and what it means in different contexts, whether it has a definite meaning or not?

I know it has some relation to different kinds of motion, like linear momentum(measures the "amount of motion" in a rectilinear path) or angular momentum ( circular or hyperbolic path ).

But I have difficulty in understanding how it relates in vector quantities like Dipole Moment, or moment of Inertia(Scalar quantity) or Magnetic Moment, or any other terminology that I haven't yet encountered.

Would help if someone brought some light to it. I appreciate all answers.