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central moment

American  

noun

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


Example Sentences

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Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” features a central moment of musical ecstasy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Its central moment, in which a mother looking out the kitchen window sees her young daughter fall through a hole in the seemingly solid earth, haunted me.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2019

Perhaps the central moment, among so many, in this game was the emotional swing in the ninth.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2017

It was a central moment in the primary.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2016

It was the central moment of Alaska’s life.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green