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pellman
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What is the common origin of the terms:
(1) "moment" as in "moment of interia"
(2) "moment" as in the math terms first moment, second moment, etc.
(3) "momentum"?
The first two are somewhat easy to see, though I'd like see someone familiar with it spell it out. But I've always wondered about (3).
(1) "moment" as in "moment of interia"
(2) "moment" as in the math terms first moment, second moment, etc.
(3) "momentum"?
The first two are somewhat easy to see, though I'd like see someone familiar with it spell it out. But I've always wondered about (3).