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Acceleration

The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.

📋Detailed Description

The rate of change of velocity with respect to time. It is a vector quantity, meaning it has both magnitude and direction. Acceleration can be positive (speeding up), negative (slowing down), or zero (constant velocity).

💡Practical Example

When a car goes from 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds, it experiences acceleration.

🧮Related Equations

a = \frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}

Basic acceleration formula

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