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1. demondemidi ◴[19 Jun 24 13:49 UTC] No.40728276[source]▶

Is there ever a higher order derivative that is a constant in the real world? And is every real world signal continuous in every higher order derivative?

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2. account42 ◴[19 Jun 24 14:50 UTC] No.40728864[source]▶

>>40728276 (TP) #

Yes, the derivatives of time are relatively constant.

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