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==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1: to lessen the [[intensity]] or extremeness of <the [[sun]] moderated the chill>
*2: to preside over or [[act]] as chairman of
:intransitive verb
*1: to [[act]] as a moderator
*2: to become less [[violent]], severe, or [[intense]] <the [[wind]] began to moderate>
==Description==
'''Moderation''' is the [[process]] of eliminating or lessening extremes. It is used to ensure [[normality]] throughout the medium on which it is being conducted. Common uses of moderation include:
* Ensuring consistency and accuracy in the marking of student assessments.
* A moderator may remove unsuitable contributions from the website, forum or IRC channel they represent in accordance with their moderation system.
* A more proactive nuance is found in the Methodist church's use of the term for the heads of its conferences.
* A neutron moderator is used to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor.
* A way of life started at The American School In Japan by Chaiken of Biology. This lifestyle emphasizes perfect amounts of everything, not indulging in too much of one thing, hence moderation.
* A lifestyle choice by which many college students abide by so as not to become alcoholics.
Moderation is also a principle of life. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece], the [[temple]] of Apollo at [[Delphi]] bore the inscription Meden Agan - 'Nothing in excess'. Doing something "in moderation" means not doing it excessively. For instance, someone who moderates their [[food]] consumption tries to eat all food groups, but limits their intake of those that may cause deleterious effects to harmless levels. Similarly in [[Christianity]], ''moderationism'' is the position that drinking [[alcoholic]] beverages temperately is permissible, though drunkenness is forbidden (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_alcohol Christianity and alcohol]). Moderation is a characteristic of the Swedish national [[psyche]], more specifically described by the Swedish synonym. [[Islam]] also consider moderation as a preferred way of life, even when applying religious norms. Moderate Muslims adhere to the [[concept]] of [[context]]ual [[relativism]] as a way to grasp [[meaning]] from the [[Quran]]. They also understand the Quran as a whole opposed to a [[discrete]] [[understanding]]. Furthermore, Moderate Muslims also follow various types of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith Hadith] ([[prophet]] [[Mohammed]]'s sayings) that [[favor]] moderation and view muhammad as an [[ideal]] example of a moderate Muslim and human.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderation]
[[Category: General Reference]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1: to lessen the [[intensity]] or extremeness of <the [[sun]] moderated the chill>
*2: to preside over or [[act]] as chairman of
:intransitive verb
*1: to [[act]] as a moderator
*2: to become less [[violent]], severe, or [[intense]] <the [[wind]] began to moderate>
==Description==
'''Moderation''' is the [[process]] of eliminating or lessening extremes. It is used to ensure [[normality]] throughout the medium on which it is being conducted. Common uses of moderation include:
* Ensuring consistency and accuracy in the marking of student assessments.
* A moderator may remove unsuitable contributions from the website, forum or IRC channel they represent in accordance with their moderation system.
* A more proactive nuance is found in the Methodist church's use of the term for the heads of its conferences.
* A neutron moderator is used to slow down neutrons in a nuclear reactor.
* A way of life started at The American School In Japan by Chaiken of Biology. This lifestyle emphasizes perfect amounts of everything, not indulging in too much of one thing, hence moderation.
* A lifestyle choice by which many college students abide by so as not to become alcoholics.
Moderation is also a principle of life. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece], the [[temple]] of Apollo at [[Delphi]] bore the inscription Meden Agan - 'Nothing in excess'. Doing something "in moderation" means not doing it excessively. For instance, someone who moderates their [[food]] consumption tries to eat all food groups, but limits their intake of those that may cause deleterious effects to harmless levels. Similarly in [[Christianity]], ''moderationism'' is the position that drinking [[alcoholic]] beverages temperately is permissible, though drunkenness is forbidden (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_alcohol Christianity and alcohol]). Moderation is a characteristic of the Swedish national [[psyche]], more specifically described by the Swedish synonym. [[Islam]] also consider moderation as a preferred way of life, even when applying religious norms. Moderate Muslims adhere to the [[concept]] of [[context]]ual [[relativism]] as a way to grasp [[meaning]] from the [[Quran]]. They also understand the Quran as a whole opposed to a [[discrete]] [[understanding]]. Furthermore, Moderate Muslims also follow various types of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith Hadith] ([[prophet]] [[Mohammed]]'s sayings) that [[favor]] moderation and view muhammad as an [[ideal]] example of a moderate Muslim and human.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderation]
[[Category: General Reference]]
