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newton's second law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
new-ton's sec-ond law
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
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Newton's observation that the rate of change of the momentum of a body is directly proportional to, and in the same direction as, the net force acting on it. Often stated as F = ma: F = force, m = mass, a = acceleration.

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What does newton's second law mean?
Newton's observation that the rate of change of the momentum of a body is directly proportional to, and in the same direction as, the net force acting on it. Often stated as F = ma: F = force, m = mass, a = acceleration.

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