Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
1st derivative: speed 2nd: acceleration 3rd: jerk 4th: snap/jonce 5th: crackle 6th: pop Not kidding. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth,_fifth,_and_sixth_derivatives_of_position
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Patrick Atwater
@patwater
Reminds me of the higher order statistical moments Everyone knows the mean and std dev Skewness and Kurtosis are much more niche
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