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second derivative
noun
- the derivative of the derivative of a function:
Acceleration is the second derivative of distance with respect to time.
Example Sentences
David Bowers says it is the "second derivative" that often drives markets - not the change, but the change in the rate of change.聽
鈥淲e often project our current feelings out indefinitely鈥攁nd experience what I think of as the second derivative of those feelings. We feel anxious鈥攁nd then we feel anxious that we鈥檙e anxious. We feel sad鈥攁nd then we feel sad that we鈥檙e sad. Instead, we should accept our feelings鈥攂ut recognize that they will not last forever.鈥
It is quite possible that the lingering effects of central bank liquidity will not be felt as a primary cause of higher volatility but rather a second derivative premised upon some otherwise routine market upheaval.
However, even a stable second derivative could attach to a positive first derivative, which itself represents the very essence of momentum.
"Inflation at least for the time being is the second derivative, the focus is on growth and they are trying to avoid the economy slipping into a severe recession, maybe due to a credit crunch," ING's Brzeski said.
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