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Let’s begin by taking a conceptual look at what it means to be a force in the real world. Just like the word vector, the term force can have a variety of meanings. It can indicate a powerful physical intensity, as in “They pushed the boulder with great force,” or a powerful influence, as in “They’re a force to be reckoned with!” The definition of force that I’m interested in for this chapter is more formal and comes from Sir Isaac Newton’s three laws of motion:

A force is a vector that causes an object with mass to accelerate.