Slowing down is negative acceleration if that helps.
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Coreidan@lemmy.world 1 week agoSo 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.
slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
spicystraw@lemmy.world 1 week 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!