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.