rate of change
noun phrase
: a value that results from dividing the change in a function of a variable by the change in the variable
velocity is the rate of change in distance with respect to time
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That pace is going to be around for a while, with almost every C-suite leader included in the survey—a whopping 88% of them—expecting the rate of change to increase this year.
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Don Yaeger, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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CBOE Volatility Index rate of change indicator hits April high last week
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)’s 10-day rate of change indicator rose to 32 last week.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 July 2024
Remember, acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, and here's the key thing: Velocity in physics is a vector.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 5 July 2024
Soja’s team found that between 0.3 and 1 millisecond per century was added between 1900 and 2000; since the millennium, the rate of change has accelerated to 1.3 milliseconds per century as ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica have shrunk faster.
—Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
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Don Yaeger, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Disclosure: Comcast owns NBCUniversal, the parent company of CNBC.
4 Hours Ago
CBOE Volatility Index rate of change indicator hits April high last week
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)’s 10-day rate of change indicator rose to 32 last week.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 July 2024
Remember, acceleration is the rate of change of velocity, and here's the key thing: Velocity in physics is a vector.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 5 July 2024
Soja’s team found that between 0.3 and 1 millisecond per century was added between 1900 and 2000; since the millennium, the rate of change has accelerated to 1.3 milliseconds per century as ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica have shrunk faster.
—Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
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“Rate of change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rate%20of%20change. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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