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rate of change

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[rayt-uhv chaynj] / ˈreɪt əv ˈtʃeɪndʒ /

noun

  1. Mathematics. the ratio between one variable's change and another variable's corresponding change, such as price over time.


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Ben Reitzes: The certainty is that the rate of change will be accelerating.

From Barron's

Given the rate of change, investors need to ask, what is the narrative that could take over negatively, as well as to the upside?

From Barron's

Ben is right that the rate of change is high.

From Barron's

Furthermore, at the time of writing his note the year-over-year rate of change on crude was just modestly in positive territory, at around 5%.

From MarketWatch

“The rate of change in our business is so high right now that the limitations it would put in our technical development efforts make that a pretty unattractive proposition for us.”

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