Acceleration vs Escalation - What's the difference?
acceleration | escalation |
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
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(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school curriculum.
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an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
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a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
As nouns the difference between acceleration and escalation
is that acceleration is acceleration while escalation is an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy.acceleration
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- a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity
- The boosters produce an acceleration of 20 metres per second per second.
- A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration
Usage notes
Acceleration in SI units is measured in metres per second per second (m/s2), or in imperial units in feet per second per second (ft/s2).Antonyms
* deceleration, retardationSee also
* displacement * velocity * jerkReferences
escalation
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(wikipedia escalation) (en noun)citation, page= , passage=Thousands of violent videos are still available on the internet, according to Alexander, who claims they lead to an escalation in offline tensions between rival gangs. "I believe some young people are losing their lives as result of this material on the internet," she said.}}
