Post #1356079
2025-05-08 23:46 UTC
meters - displacement
meters/second - velocity
meters/second² - acceleration
meters/second³ - jerk
joules - energy
joules/second - power
joules/second² - ???
joules/second³ - ???
personally i propose "zap" for one of these
Replies (5)
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@uep@timeloop.cafe 2025-05-09 01:05
@Qyriad@provably.online aside: https://github.com/sharkdp/numbat
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@tully@weirder.earth 2025-07-23 12:14
@Qyriad@provably.online wait, isn't the first "???" just (inductance × potential)
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@azonenberg@ioc.exchange 2026-04-18 22:55
@Qyriad@provably.online i like this idea... So like lightning or a pulsed laser has a high zap while a massive base load power plant putting out the same amount of energy 24/7 might be near zero
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@Patashu@dragon.style 2026-04-19 08:12
@Qyriad@provably.online Power, Surge, Zap?
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@Patashu@dragon.style 2026-04-20 21:56
@Qyriad@provably.online ted — 4:02 AM Apparently there are not widely-used terms for these, but J/s² does have terminology in certain industries: slew rate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slew_rate ramp rate: https://eroots.tech/glossary/ramp-rate