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From: ddd@brunix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Rate of Speed
Message-ID: <3125@brunix.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 1-Jun-83 13:42:32 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun  1 13:42:32 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 4-Jun-83 08:39:33 EDT
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Acceleration is the rate of CHANGE of the rate of change of position.
"Rate" by itself means little: only on specifying what rate you mean
does it take on some significance.