momentum
Pronunciation: /ˌmə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/
The English word “momentum” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- Of a body in motion: the tendency of a body to maintain its inertial motion; the product of its mass and velocity, or the vector sum of the products of its masses and velocities.
- Strength or force gained by motion or movement.
- The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment.
- The surmise of an accelerated price trend in the analysis (technical or fundamental) of an asset.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mōmentum. Doublet of moment and movement.
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