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isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Position is where you are.
Velocity is how blurry the trees look out the window.
Acceleration is how hard is your back pressed against the seat.
Jerk is how much your head hurts and how soon you eventually get carsick.
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I don't know how to describe any more derivatives by time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerk%5F%28physics%29

Physical notation for position and it's derivatives: velocity, acceleration, jerk, snap, crackle and pop.