Can anyone provide an intuitive explanation behind moments (mathematics)?

[Dari]

In all the math courses I've taken, I've never quite understood the logic behind them. For all I know, only the first (mean) and second (variance) moments are pertinent. Anyone want to provide a better explanation of moments?

 

[Dari]

No one here can answer this? Does this belong in HT?

 

[Leros]

I don't understand moments any better than you do. I'm curious myself.

 

[Fenixgoon]

the only moments i know of are torques.. and they make perfect sense

 

[dotcom173]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
the only moments i know of are torques.. and they make perfect sense

Samesies. What math are you in where you're doing moments? I did moments in Statics...

 

[Leros]

I did moments in probability.