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acceleration is change in velocity over time.

It is important to know that speed is not a vector quantity; it is scalar (meaning it does not have direction), -- velocity does. Therefore, speed is only the MAGNITUDE of velocity. Also, acceleration is a vector quantity meaning it has both magnitude and direction. If you change EITHER magnitude or DIRECTION, acceleration changes.

Okay anyway to answer your question,

You can have the same magnitude of velocity (aka same speed) and still be accelerating if YOU CHANGE DIRECTION.

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