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rate of change

American  
[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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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.”

From Barron's

A landmark UN report in 2019 warned that the rate of change in nature worldwide since 1970 "is unprecedented in human history" – and estimated that one million animal and plant species were threatened with extinction.

From BBC

Consider the trailing 12-month change in the CPI’s annual rate of change and gold’s corresponding trailing 12-month change.

From MarketWatch

Not only will we have more stability on tariffs, but the rate of change is positive.

From Barron's