Wednesday, May 05, 2004

Here are the official terms of the derivatives of the position vector:

1st derivative: velocity and times mass: momentum.
2nd derivative: acceleration and times mass: force.
3rd derivative: jerk and times mass: yank.
4th derivative: snap and times mass: tug.
5th derivative: crackle and times mass: snatch.
6th derivative: pop and times mass: shake.

From Lee Herder

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