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Deceleration is a special case of what physicists call "acceleration" - a rate of change of velocity.

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What is the difference between deceleration and retardation?

Deceleration refers to any reduction in speed, while retardation specifically refers to a decrease in speed due to an opposing force, like friction or air resistance. Essentially, all cases of retardation involve deceleration, but not all deceleration is due to retardation.


Is deceleration and retardation same?

"Deceleration" is a decrease in speed, however you are still going in the SAME direction so it is POSITIVE. "Retardation" is going in the OPPOSITE direction, therefore it is NEGATIVE.


What is acceleration and retardation?

Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity over time, where an object is speeding up. Retardation, also known as deceleration, is the rate at which an object slows down or decreases in velocity over time.


When an object slows it has what acceleration?

Retardation or negative acceleration or deceleration.


What do you call a negative acceleration?

Deceleration- the opposite of acceleration.


When an object slows down it has what acceleration?

Retardation or negative acceleration or deceleration.


An increase of speed during a given interval of time is called negative acceleration?

No, it's only the acceleration. By (-)ve acceleration ,it means retardation or deceleration..


Is retardation the opposite to accelaration?

I think the most accurate antonym for acceleration is deceleration.


What is a negative acceleration called?

You'll find a lot of people who call it "deceleration". But in real Physics, there's no such thing.There's only positive or negative acceleration, depending on whether the acceleration is inthe same or opposite direction compared to what you decided to call the positive direction.Negative acceleration is sometimes, but not always, associated with something that's slowing down.


What is negative acceleration also called?

Negative acceleration is also called as deceleration.


Is retardation positive or negative acceleration?

Retardation or deceleration is negative acceleration. It is opposite to the direction of velocity.


What does retardation mean in physics?

Retardation means deceleration or the negativity to speed. It's synonyms Disintegrate, Prejudice, Destruct etc. The formula of retardation is V - U/ T where V is the final position U is the initial motion and T is the time taken by object.