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A '''Newton''' (abbreviated N) is the [[Système international|metric]] measure of [[force]], named for [[Isaac Newton]], who did extensive research in [[physics]], including his famous three laws of Physics.
 
A '''Newton''' (abbreviated N) is the [[Système international|metric]] measure of [[force]], named for [[Isaac Newton]], who did extensive research in [[physics]], including his famous three laws of Physics.
  
One Newton is equal to one kilo[[gram]] times one [[meter]] per [[second]] squared, or <math>\mathrm{N}=\mathrm{kg}\times \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}^2}</math>. This is because <math>F = ma</math>, which means force (Newtons) equals mass (kilograms) times acceleration (meters per second squared).
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One Newton is equal to one [[kilogram]] times one [[meter]] per [[second]] squared, or <math>\mathrm{N}=\mathrm{kg}\times \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}^2}</math>. This is because <math>F = ma</math>, which means force (Newtons) equals mass (kilograms) times acceleration (meters per second squared).
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 23:17, 2 February 2021

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A Newton (abbreviated N) is the metric measure of force, named for Isaac Newton, who did extensive research in physics, including his famous three laws of Physics.

One Newton is equal to one kilogram times one meter per second squared, or $\mathrm{N}=\mathrm{kg}\times \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}^2}$. This is because $F = ma$, which means force (Newtons) equals mass (kilograms) times acceleration (meters per second squared).

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