Moment vs. Minute — What's the Difference?

A brief, indefinite interval of time.

The minute is a unit of time usually equal to 1/60 (the first sexagesimal fraction) of an hour, or 60 seconds. In the UTC time standard, a minute on rare occasions has 61 seconds, a consequence of leap seconds (there is a provision to insert a negative leap second, which would result in a 59-second minute, but this has never happened in more than 40 years under this system).

A specific point in time, especially the present time

A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds.

A point in time that is gratifying or noteworthy

A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds. Also called arcminute, minute of arc.

An occasion affording an opportunity

A measure of the distance one can cover in a minute

A particular period of importance, influence, or significance in a series of events or developments

A short interval of time; moment.

Outstanding significance or value; importance

A specific point in time

A brief period of time that is characterized by a quality, such as excellence, suitability, or distinction

A note or summary covering points to be remembered; a memorandum.

An essential or constituent element, as of a complex idea.

Minutes An official record of the proceedings of a meeting.

A phase or aspect of a logically developing process.

To record in a memorandum or the minutes of a meeting.

The product of a quantity, such as force or mass, and its perpendicular distance from a reference point.

Exceptionally small; tiny.

The tendency to cause rotation about a point or axis.

Not worthy of notice; insignificant

(Statistics) The expected value of a positive integer power of a random variable. The first moment of a random variable is the mean of its probability distribution.

Characterized by careful scrutiny and close examination

A brief, unspecified amount of time.

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

The smallest portion of time; an instant.

(informal) A short but unspecified time period.

(figurative) Weight or importance.

A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

Ellipsis of moment of force

A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

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

A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.

A petit mal episode; such a spell.

A point in time; a moment.

(colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.

A nautical or a geographic mile.

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

An old coin, a half farthing.

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

(obsolete) A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a whit.

(As in "X moment") An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.

(architecture) A fixed part of a module.

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

A while or a long unspecified period of time

Impulsive power; force; momentum.

(transitive) Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

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

To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.

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

Very small.

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

Very careful and exact, giving small details.

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

The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m. or min.; as, 4 h. 30 m.

A particular point in time;

The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus (´); as, 10° 20´).

An indefinitely short time;

A nautical or a geographic mile.

At this time;

A coin; a half farthing.

Having important effects or influence;

A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle.

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

A point of time; a moment.

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

The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate; to read the minutes of the last meeting.

A fixed part of a module. See Module.

Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.

Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable; as, minute details.

Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.

To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.

A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour;

An indefinitely short time;

A particular point in time;

A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

A short note;

Distance measured by the time taken to cover it;

Infinitely or immeasurably small;

Immeasurably small

Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination;