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  2. Rate (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a rate is the quotient of two quantities in different units of measurement, often represented as a fraction. [1] If the divisor (or fraction denominator) in the rate is equal to one expressed as a single unit, and if it is assumed that this quantity can be changed systematically (i.e., is an independent variable), then the dividend (the fraction numerator) of the rate expresses ...

  3. Jerk (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Jerk (also known as jolt) is the rate of change of an object's acceleration over time. It is a vector quantity (having both magnitude and direction). Jerk is most commonly denoted by the symbol j and expressed in m/s 3 (SI units) or standard gravities per second (g0 /s).

  4. Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering

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    t. e. Greek letters are used in mathematics, science, engineering, and other areas where mathematical notation is used as symbols for constants, special functions, and also conventionally for variables representing certain quantities. In these contexts, the capital letters and the small letters represent distinct and unrelated entities.

  5. Delta (letter) - Wikipedia

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    In the financial markets, one of the Greeks, describes the rate of change of an option price for a given change in the underlying benchmark. A major seventh chord in jazz music notation. In genetics, it can stand for a gene deletion (e.g. the CCR5-Δ32, a 32 nucleotide/bp deletion within CCR5).

  6. Difference quotient - Wikipedia

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    Difference quotient. In single-variable calculus, the difference quotient is usually the name for the expression. which when taken to the limit as h approaches 0 gives the derivative of the function f. [1][2][3][4] The name of the expression stems from the fact that it is the quotient of the difference of values of the function by the ...

  7. Calculus - Wikipedia

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    Calculus is the mathematical study of continuous change, in the same way that geometry is the study of shape, and algebra is the study of generalizations of arithmetic operations. Originally called infinitesimal calculus or "the calculus of infinitesimals ", it has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus .

  8. Mathematical notation - Wikipedia

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    Mathematical notation consists of using symbols for representing operations, unspecified numbers, relations, and any other mathematical objects and assembling them into expressions and formulas. Mathematical notation is widely used in mathematics , science , and engineering for representing complex concepts and properties in a concise ...

  9. Rate of change - Wikipedia

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    Rate of change may refer to: Rate of change (mathematics), either average rate of change or instantaneous rate of change. Instantaneous rate of change, rate of change at a given instant in time. Rate of change (technical analysis), a simple technical indicator in finance.