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What is meant by the term ‘acceleration’ State the $SI$ unit of acceleration.
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Answer
Acceleration of a body is defined as the rate of change of its velocity with respect to time. It is a vector quantity. The $S.I.$ unit of acceleration is $\left(\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}^2\right)$.
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