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Discover LudwigThe word "second-order" is correct and can be used in written English
It is used to refer to something that is one degree removed from the original or primary source or cause. As an example sentence, you could say: "The second-order effects of climate change can be seen in the polar regions."
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second-order
adjective
Describing the second in a numerical sequence of models, languages, relationships, forms of logical discourse etc
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This gives rise to second-order logic.
Communication is not a second-order task.
A second-order difference is defined as.
There are many terrifying second-order impacts.
But there's also a second-order effect.
Second-Order Conformal Structure.
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So I canceled the second order.
(d) Second order derivative.
Pseudo-second order coefficient.
Second order blind identification.
b Pseudo-second order.
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