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What is the difference between acceleration and linear acceleration?

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Centripetal acceleration is the acceleration of an object traveling in a circle, while linear acceleration is the acceleration of an object traveling in a straight line. ... Meanwhile linear acceleration is the rate of change of linear velocity, which is the velocity of an object traveling in a straight line.

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Centripetal acceleration is the acceleration of an object traveling in a circle, while linear acceleration is the acceleration of an object traveling in a straight line.

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