Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!KFL@MIT-MC From: KFL%MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Derivatives of position Message-ID: <16102@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Jan-84 13:24:00 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.16102 Posted: Sat Jan 28 13:24:00 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 31-Jan-84 02:01:59 EST Lines: 14 From: Keith F. LynchThe way I have always heard it was: Position 0th derivative Rate of change of Position: Velocity 1st derivative Rate of change of Velocity: Acceleration 2nd derivative Rate of change of Acceleration: Jerk 3rd derivative Rate of change of Jerk: Thump 4th derivative Rate of change of Thump: ? 5th derivative Does anyone know what the 5th, etc, derivatives of position are called? ...Keith