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What does this abbreviation Stand for?

cbwrk-disabled
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‎Aug 05, 2009 03:00 AM
‎Aug 05, 2009 03:00 AM

What does this abbreviation Stand for?

10 m/s/s
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IRstuff
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‎Aug 05, 2009 03:00 AM
‎Aug 05, 2009 03:00 AM

On 8/5/2009 4:19:52 PM, cbwrk wrote:
>10 m/s/s

You're taking physics, so what unit does "m" stand for, and what unit does "s" stand for?

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TomGutman
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‎Aug 06, 2009 03:00 AM
‎Aug 06, 2009 03:00 AM

It's an acceleration. You should read it as (m/s)/s, the rate of change of velocity (which is m/s). It is more commonly written as m/s², although (m/s)/s is conceptually more accurate.
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