central moment

American  

noun

Statistics.

1. a moment about the center of a distribution, usually the mean.

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Example Sentences

A central moment is the playing of a voice memo capturing a fight between Samuel and Sandra, which Samuel secretly recorded, perhaps in an attempt to generate grist for his own creative writing mill, long since come to a standstill.

From Seattle Times

It’s a central moment in the series, which returns on Monday, a searing encapsulation of how it feels to be a principled and ambitious Black man in 1930s Los Angeles.

From New York Times

BenDeLaCrème is thrilled to be a visiting member of the cast after being a fan of everyone’s work, citing watching the movie “Wigstock” in the early 2000s as a central moment in their queer awakening, expanding what they considered could be possible as a drag performer.

From Los Angeles Times

He was found to be involved in the chemicals purchases and present at every central moment of preparation.

From BBC

A February report from the Southern Poverty Law Center identified the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting as a central moment in the Confederate flag debate.

From Seattle Times