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From: hamilton@uiucuxc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: rate of speed - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 31-May-83 22:35:24 EDT
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uiucuxc!hamilton    May 31 19:59:00 1983

hmmm "acceleration" and "speed" are both vector quantities;
"rate of ***" might as well mean "magnitude of ***", since it's
usually the magnitude that is referred to, not the direction.
i'm not saying it isn't redundant, but it isn't intolerable.