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Beyond velocity and acceleration: jerk, snap and higher derivatives (2016)

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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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1. account42 ◴[19 Jun 24 14:50 UTC] No.40728864[source]▶
Yes, the derivatives of time are relatively constant.