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strictly speaking, in a=f/m the units for a are (m/s)/s

example: apply a force of 1000 n to a mass of 100 kg, this will result in an acceleration of 1000/100 = 10 (m/s)/s , meaning its velocity will increase by 10 m/s every second

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