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... increasing quantity - what in the differential cal- culus is called an independent variable . Its physical ... increases its speed , and every one understands what is meant by saying that at a particular instant it moves at the rate of ...
... increasing quantity - what in the differential cal- culus is called an independent variable . Its physical ... increases its speed , and every one understands what is meant by saying that at a particular instant it moves at the rate of ...
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... increases ? ' i . e . What is the velocity of the moving point ? Newton's notation for the velocity , i.e. the rate at which s increases , or the fluxion of s , is s . notation is very convenient , as it saves the introduction of a ...
... increases ? ' i . e . What is the velocity of the moving point ? Newton's notation for the velocity , i.e. the rate at which s increases , or the fluxion of s , is s . notation is very convenient , as it saves the introduction of a ...
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... increases or diminishes , but the word acceleration is generally used in either sense , on the understanding that we may regard its quantity as either positive or negative : and ( § 34 ) is ... increase of velocity per 8 PRELIMINARY .
... increases or diminishes , but the word acceleration is generally used in either sense , on the understanding that we may regard its quantity as either positive or negative : and ( § 34 ) is ... increase of velocity per 8 PRELIMINARY .
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William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait. is then measured by the actual increase of velocity per unit of time . If we choose as the unit of acceleration that which adds a unit of velocity per unit of time to the velocity of a ...
William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait. is then measured by the actual increase of velocity per unit of time . If we choose as the unit of acceleration that which adds a unit of velocity per unit of time to the velocity of a ...
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... increases uniformly , its value at any time before the middle of the interval is as much less than this mean as its value at the same time after the middle of the interval is greater than the mean : and hence its value at the middle of ...
... increases uniformly , its value at any time before the middle of the interval is as much less than this mean as its value at the same time after the middle of the interval is greater than the mean : and hence its value at the middle of ...
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acceleration action amount angular velocity anticlastic attraction axis called centimetre centre of gravity centre of inertia circle circular co-ordinates component configuration consider constant cosine couple curvature curve cylinder denote density described diagram displacement distance ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equations equilibrium external point finite fixed point flexure fluid forces acting friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph horizontal infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal section P₁ P₂ parallel parallelogram of forces particle path pendulum perpendicular plane perpendicular portion position potential pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned rectangular right angles rigid body rotation round shear shell sides simple harmonic motion solid angle space spherical surface spiral square straight line strain stress suppose tangent theorem theory tion torsion uniform unit vertical whole wire