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Newton's Notation for Third Derivative
Newton's notation for the third derivative of a function $y = \map f t$ with respect to the independent variable $t$ is:
- $\map {\dddot f} t$
or:
- $\dddot y$
This notation is usually reserved for the case where the independent variable is time.