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jerk

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Also known as jolt, surge, lurch

rate of change of acceleration

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j , j , ȷ →
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m · s , m / s
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L T

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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 (SI units) or standard gravities per second(g0/s).

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