Moment vs. Event

Momentnoun

A brief, unspecified amount of time.

Momentnoun

The smallest portion of time; an instant.

Momentnoun

Weight or importance.

Momentnoun

The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. Also called moment of force.

Momentnoun

(historical) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

Momentnoun

(informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.

Momentnoun

(colloquial) A fit, a short-duration tantrum, a hissy.

Momentnoun

(math) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.

Momentnoun

(math) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.

Momentnoun

A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at that very moment.

Momentnoun

Impulsive power; force; momentum.

Momentnoun

Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration.

Momentnoun

An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.

Momentnoun

An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.

Momentnoun

Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.

Momentnoun

a particular point in time;

Momentnoun

an indefinitely short time;

Momentnoun

at this time;

Momentnoun

having important effects or influence;

Momentnoun

the moment of a couple is the product of its force and the distance between its opposing forces

Momentnoun

the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

Eventnoun

An occurrence; something that happens.

Eventnoun

A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)

Eventnoun

One of several contests that combine to make up a competition.

Eventnoun

An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases).

Eventnoun

(physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.

Eventnoun

(computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener). When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.

Eventnoun

(probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space.

Eventnoun

(obsolete) An affair in hand; business; enterprise.

Eventnoun

(medicine) An episode of severe health conditions.

Eventverb

(obsolete) To occur, take place.

Eventverb

To be emitted or breathed out; to evaporate.

Eventverb

To expose to the air, ventilate.

Eventnoun

That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls out; any incident, good or bad.

Eventnoun

An affair in hand; business; enterprise.

Eventnoun

The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.

Eventverb

To break forth.

Eventnoun

something that happens at a given place and time

Eventnoun

a special set of circumstances;

Eventnoun

a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

Eventnoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon;