Newton's Notation
ẋ ẍ See also: Newton's notationNewton's notation for differentiation (also called the dot notation for differentiation) requires placing a dot over the dependent variable and is often used for time derivatives such as velocity
acceleration
and so on. It can also be used as a direct substitute for the prime in Lagrange's notation. Again this is common for functions f(t) of time.
Newton's notation is mainly used in mechanics, physics, and the theory of ordinary differential equations. It is usually only used for first and second derivatives, and then, only to denote derivatives with respect to time.
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“Where the statue stood
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