linear motion: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	uniform motion • one-dimensional motion • rectilinear motion

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motion Brownian motion wave motion vibration microgravity freefall phase action equation of motion mean free path

Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.

Physics and Natural Law