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moderation

noun

  1. process of eliminating or lessening extremes
  2. statistics and regression analysis, moderation occurs when the relationship between two variables depends on a third variable
  3. reduction of neutron energy by scattering
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Pronunciation: /ˌmɑdəˈɹeɪʃən/ / /ˌmɒdəˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin *med-der.? Latin *-osder.? Latin moderō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin moderātiō Old French moderacion Middle French [Term?]bor. English moderation Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderātiō. By surface analysis, moderate + ion.

  1. The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.

    “...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame...”

    “Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation!”

  2. An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way.

    “With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather […].”

  3. The process of moderating a discussion.

    “The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.”

  4. Usage of neutron moderator to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor.