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  • 21moment — mo|ment W1S1 [ˈməumənt US ˈmou ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(point in time)¦ 2¦(short time)¦ 3 at the moment 4 for the moment 5 the moment (that) somebody does something 6 the last moment 7 (at) any moment 8¦(opportunity)¦ 9 moment of …

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  • 22Moment-generating function — In probability theory and statistics, the moment generating function of any random variable is an alternative definition of its probability distribution. Thus, it provides the basis of an alternative route to analytical results compared with… …

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  • 23moment — [[t]mo͟ʊmənt[/t]] ♦ moments 1) N COUNT You can refer to a very short period of time, for example a few seconds, as a moment or moments. In a moment he was gone... She stared at him a moment, then turned away... Stop for one moment and think about …

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  • 24Moment magnitude scale — Part of a series on earthquakes Types Foreshock • Aftershock • Blind thrust Doublet • Interplate • …

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  • 25Not Afraid — For the Stephanie Smith album, see Not Afraid (album). Not Afraid …

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  • 26moment — noun 1 POINT IN TIME (C) a particular point in time: They ve been arguing from the moment they walked in the door. | There were a few worrying moments, but on the whole the play went well. | at the moment especially spoken BrE, formal AmE (=used… …

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  • 27moment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, fleeting, passing ▪ long ▪ precious, rare ▪ They were making the most of those last precious moments together …

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  • 28moment*/*/*/ — [ˈməʊmənt] noun [C] 1) a particular point in time when something happens At that moment there was a knock on the door.[/ex] Ellie had never really given it much thought up until that moment.[/ex] This is the proudest moment of my career.[/ex] 2)… …

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  • 29for the time being — adverb temporarily (Freq. 2) we ll stop for the time being • Syn: ↑for the moment * * * FOR NOW, for the moment, for the present, in the interim, for the nonce, in/for the meantime, in the meanwhile, for a short time, briefly; temporarily,… …

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  • 30for — 1 strong,; strong /fO:r/ preposition 1 intended to be given to or belong to a particular person: I ve got a present for you. | Save some for Arthur. 2 intended to be used in a particular situation: We ve bought some new chairs for the office. | a …

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