Instantaneous Acceleration Definition
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Instantaneous acceleration definition. Definition of instantaneous occurring or done instantly existing or measured at a particular instant. As was the case with velocity there are two kinds of acceleration average and instantaneous. Average acceleration is measured over a long measurable time. Instantaneous acceleration meanwhile is the limit of the average acceleration over an infinitesimal interval of time.
In the terms of calculus instantaneous. Constant velocity vs acceleration. To have a constant velocity an object must have a constant speed in a constant direction. Constant direction constrains the object.
When the velocity of an object changes it is said to be accelerating. Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity with time. Lesson 1 describing motion with words.