Mathematics GCSE
Acceleration
What Acceleration means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Acceleration
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Rate of change of velocity with respect to time; in a same-direction speed-time context, the gradient measures change in speed per unit time.
Topics that use Acceleration
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Applications of ratio in context
- area and volume units
- Asymptote
- average rate of change
- Average speed
- Chord
- comparing quantities
- compound interest
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