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Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
Constant acceleration refers to a situation where an object's velocity changes by the same amount over equal time intervals. In other words, the object's speed increases or decreases at a constant rate.
Acceleration is the rate at which an object's velocity changes over time. It can be positive (speeding up), negative (slowing down), or zero (constant velocity).