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jerk
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jerk [jərk]
(mechanics)
The rate of change of acceleration; it is the third derivative of position with respect to time.
A unit of rate of change of acceleration, equal to 1 foot (30.48 centimeters) per second squared per second.


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My staff and I waste enormous amounts of time being jerked around by insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid, all of which seem dedicated to using any pretext to avoid paying.
Though the planet might weigh millions of times less than the star, the star will be jerked around a tiny amount owing to the gravity interaction between star and planet.
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