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  2. Glossary of physics - Wikipedia

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    In general, angular velocity is measured in angle per unit time, e.g. radians per second. The SI unit of angular velocity is expressed as radians/sec with the radian having a dimensionless value of unity, thus the SI units of angular velocity are listed as 1/sec. Angular velocity is usually represented by the Greek letter omega (ω, sometimes ...

  3. List of common physics notations - Wikipedia

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    velocity in terms of the speed of light c: unitless beta particle: gamma: Lorentz factor: unitless photon: gamma ray: shear strain: radian heat capacity ratio: unitless surface tension: newton per meter (N/m) delta: change in a variable (e.g. ) unitless Laplace operator: per square meter (m −2)

  4. Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering

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    Greek letters are used in mathematics, science, engineering, and other areas where mathematical notation is used as symbols for constants, special functions, and also conventionally for variables representing certain quantities. In these contexts, the capital letters and the small letters represent distinct and unrelated entities.

  5. Motion - Wikipedia

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    In physics, equations of motion are equations that describe the behavior of a physical system in terms of its motion as a function of time. [3] More specifically, the equations of motion describe the behavior of a physical system as a set of mathematical functions in terms of dynamic variables.

  6. Velocity - Wikipedia

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    In other words, instantaneous acceleration is defined as the derivative of velocity with respect to time: [9] =. From there, velocity is expressed as the area under an a(t) acceleration vs. time graph. As above, this is done using the concept of the integral:

  7. Angular velocity - Wikipedia

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    In physics, angular velocity (symbol ω or , the lowercase Greek letter omega), also known as the angular frequency vector, [1] is a pseudovector representation of how the angular position or orientation of an object changes with time, i.e. how quickly an object rotates (spins or revolves) around an axis of rotation and how fast the axis itself changes direction.

  8. Scientific terminology - Wikipedia

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    In other descriptive anatomical terms, whether in vertebrates or invertebrates, a frenum (a structure for keeping something in place) is simply the Latin for a bridle; and a foramen (a passage or perforation) also is the actual Latin word. [14] All such words are so much terminology.

  9. Drag (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Drag forces tend to decrease fluid velocity relative to the solid object in the fluid's path. Unlike other resistive forces, drag force depends on velocity. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Drag force is proportional to the relative velocity for low-speed flow and is proportional to the velocity squared for high-speed flow.