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Physicists vs Normal People (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So something slowing down is acceleration?

I still don’t get it. Surely the definition of acceleration is a lot more than just a change in velocity.

But I’m just a dumb ass so don’t listen to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, I get what you mean. So, "acceleration is how fast an object's speed changes". See, hitting the brakes or the gas are both acceleration, physics-wise. But not usually how we talk about it.

It's easier to grasp when you're doing the calculations.

You're pretty smart to ask and dig deeper!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

Slowing down is negative acceleration if that helps.