The units of jerk are metres per second cubed (m·s-3). There is no universal agreement on the symbol for jerk, but j is commonly used.
Jerk is used at times in engineering, especially when building roller coasters. Some fragile or precision objects can be safely subjected not only to a maximum acceleration, but also to a maximum jerk.
Higher derivatives of velocity than jerk also exist, but they are rarely necessary, and hence lack agreed names, although many suggestions have been made.
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