Acceleration / Linear Acceleration Conversion
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Acceleration is a measure of the time rate of change of velocity. Acceleration can be caused by a change in speed or direction or both.
Acceleration has its own units of measurement. For example, if velocity is measured in meters per second, and if time is measured in seconds, then acceleration is measured in meters per second squared (m/s2).
Acceleration can be positive or negative. When the acceleration is negative (but the velocity does not change direction), it is sometimes called deceleration. For example, when a car brakes it decelerates.
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Physicists usually only use the word "acceleration". There are rules for how things move. These rules are called "laws of motion". Isaac Newton is the scientist who first wrote down the main laws of motion.
PLEASE NOTE: All results are rounded to 6 decimal places. That should be enough anyway.
Available Conversion Units: Celo, Centigal, Centimeter/Square Second, Decigal, Decimeter/Square Second, Dekameter/Square Second, Foot/Square Second, Freefall, G-Unit, Gal, Galileo, Gn, Grav, Gravitational Acceleration, Hectometer/Square Second,
Inch/Square Second, Kilometer/Hour Second, Kilometer/Square Second, Leo, Meter/Square Second, Mile/Hour Minute, Mile/Hour Second, Mile/Square Second, Milligal, Millimeter/Square Second
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