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SrpskaZemlja t1_jdz9k83 wrote

Reply to comment by ExoticSalamander4 in Estimates suggest population growth rate to peak at 8.6 billion by madrid987

You have it off when you're bringing acceleration into this.

That would be the rate of change of the rate of change of population. Aka the rate at which the growth rate itself changes.

This article, beyond the bungled headline, says population will peak at 8.6 billion people.

When the amount of people stops rising and begins falling, at that moment, the growth rate is zero. The headline is totally screwed up and conflicts with the article.

There's no point anywhere here where a second derivative (acceleration) is brought in.

EDIT: Really, downvotes? You guys aren't even gonna try to tell me my math is wrong?

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SrpskaZemlja t1_jdz967u wrote

Reply to comment by patman_007 in Estimates suggest population growth rate to peak at 8.6 billion by madrid987

But the article is saying the population will max out at 8.6 billion. The headline was written wrong, as the article clearly goes on to say that our population will peak at 8.6 billion.

When you reach the peak of the amount of something over time, at that moment your growth rate is zero. That is not only common sense but also basic calculus.

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aister t1_jdz81a9 wrote

Reply to comment by Zixinus in Hungary ratifies Finland's Nato bid by gfghfhgfhfcvb

Want more fun facts? Ukraine could not join NATO with an ongoing conflict. At the time, they already fought against the seperatists in Donetsk, as well as having Crimea occupied by Russia. The only way Ukraine could join NATO is to either win against the separatists, reunite Crimea, or forfeit those teritories.

All Putin had to do is to play a long game, keep on pumping money and weapon to the separatists, and he would achieve even more than what he's got right now.

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