magnetic moment

American

noun

Electricity.

a vector quantity associated with a given electric current, magnet, or the like, having the property that its vector product with the magnetic induction equals the torque acting on the given object.

magnetic moment British

noun

short for magnetic dipole moment electromagnetic moment

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magnetic moment Scientific

See magnetic dipole moment

Etymology

Origin of magnetic moment

First recorded in 1860–65

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magnetic moment

"The old methodology involved collecting thousands of experimental results and reinterpreting them to get the single number, the magnetic moment of the muon," Fodor said.

From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026

The magnetic fields induced by each atomic magnetic moment cancel each other out, so the helical magnets do not generate any macroscopic magnetic field.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024

In 2021 the collaboration measured the muon’s magnetic moment to a precision of one part in two million.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 10, 2023

On Thursday researchers announced the latest measurement milestone, which pins down the muon’s magnetic moment to an error of just one part in five million.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 10, 2023

By this mode of arrangement a greater magnetic moment can be secured, together with more perfect astaticity and freedom from disturbance by external fields.

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