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Comment by nkrisc

3 months ago

I’ve also heard it called “jerk”.

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quietbritishjim  3 months ago

Oops, that's what I meant to say! So much for my correction.

I actually heard, many years ago, the higher derivatives referred to as "jerk" (3rd, as you said), "jolt" (4th) and "jounce" (5th). But that contradicts the Wikipedia article that says "jounce" is 4th derivative.

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