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Newton's second law

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noun

  1. Mechanics. one of the three fundamental laws of motion, which states that the change in the rate of momentum of an object is in direct proportion to, and in the same direction as, the force acting on it.


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No amount of word salad can repeal Isaac Newton’s second law of motion, F=ma.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023

Newton’s second law of motion is closely related to Newton’s first law of motion.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

It is, in fact, the rotational form of Newton's second law.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Once the system of interest has been identified, it becomes possible to determine which forces are external and which are internal, a necessary step to employ Newton’s second law.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

What happens to a body when a force does act on it is given by Newton’s second law.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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