For the past week, the average hold time for callers to 1-855-BAYOU-4U (1-855-229-6848) was 30 seconds to reach an English-speaking enrollment agent, and 50 seconds to reach a Spanish-speaking enrollment agent. The BAYOU HEALTH Enrollment Center issued a report on average call times for the past two weeks. To date, more than 25,000 of the enrollees who live in GSA B have selected a Health Plan for themselves and their families. The breakdown among the five BAYOU HEALTH Plans thus far is: Amerigroup Louisiana, Inc. - 2,812.
When the second derivative is negative the gradient of the graph is decreasing and the curve bends downwards, is concave. The derivative of the function f(x) = ex is f (x) = ex and the second derivative f (x) = ex. The second derivative is always positive and therefore the graph is always convex.
DEFINITION of 'Derivative'. A derivative is a security with a price that is dependent upon or derived from one or more underlying assets. The derivative itself is a contract between two or more parties based upon the asset or assets. Its value is determined by fluctuations in the underlying asset. The most common underlying assets include stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, interest rates and market indexes.