Academic disciplines are classified in many ways. Codification is one way in which the disciplineâs body of knowledge is unified into theories. Another way is paradigm development in which there is agreement on the defining, ordering, and investigation of knowledge. Physics is an example of this classification.
Confidence votes 70. A moment can be anywhere from a few seconds, up to a minute. Generally, a moment is defined as a point in time lasting from 1-3 seconds. In Old English, a moment was an exact measurement of time being 1.5 seconds or 1/40th of one minute.
In physics, a moment is a quantity derived from force and distance. The simplest example is using a wrench on a nut. You apply force to the end of the wrench, and rotate the nut. The moment is simply force X length.