From C.D.Wright@xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx Sat Aug 14 04:37:03 1999 X-Digest-Num: 210 Message-ID: <44114.210.1123.959273824@eGroups.com> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 11:37:03 +0000 From: C.D.Wright@xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx Subject: Re: lei skami tanru pe la ma'a BestATN> Similarly, and completely off-topic, BestATN> distance m BestATN> velocity: m/s BestATN> acceleration m/(s^2) BestATN> jerk m/(s^3) BestATN> BestATN> So what would a change in jerk be? And so on? I know the point is that after a while you have to give up on names and simply use numbers, but rate of change of jerk is known as "jounce". cdw -- " If you never go off at a tangent you will forever run in circles. "