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FIRST MOMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
Synonyms:
arithmetic mean; expectation; expected value; first moment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("first moment" is a kind of...):
mean; mean value (an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n)
Domain category:
statistics (a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters)
Context examples:
The area under the first moment curve (AUMC) extrapolated to infinity, based on the last predicted concentration divided by the surface area.
(AUMC Infinity Predicted Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)
The area under the first moment curve (AUMC) extrapolated to infinity, based on the last predicted concentration divided by the dose.
(AUMC Infinity Predicted Normalized by Dose, NCI Thesaurus)
The area under the first moment curve (AUMC) for the defined interval between doses (TAU) divided by the surface area.
(AUMC Over Dosing Interval Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)
He found Pete where he had been killed in his blankets in the first moment of surprise.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
But so it always is with me; the first moment settles everything.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
It is the regret and disappointment of a sister, who thinks her brother has a right to everything he may wish for, at the first moment.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Don't we all know that it must be a match, that they were over head and ears in love with each other from the first moment they met?
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
From the first moment of this voyage, I wish Mr. Micawber to stand upon that vessel's prow and say, Enough of delay: enough of disappointment: enough of limited means.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
He had thought her wretchedly altered, and in the first moment of appeal, had spoken as he felt.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
The area under the first moment curve (AUMC) extrapolated to infinity, based on the last observed concentration.
(Observed Area Under the First Moment Curve Infinity, NCI Thesaurus)
