newton's second law

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   the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force

   Synonymssecond law of motionNewton's second law of motion

   BroaderNewton's law of motion

Questions about newton's second law

What does newton's second law mean?

newton's second law means "the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force".

What is another word for newton's second law?

Close synonyms include second law of motion, Newton's second law of motion. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.