couple
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system of forces with a resultant moment but no resultant force
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In physics, a couple is a pair of forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in their direction of action. A couple produces a pure rotational motion without any translational form.
Two forces acting on opposite direction with equal magnitude.
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Newton's laws of motion
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physics
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Isaac Newton
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Galileo Galilei
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time
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energy
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Leonhard Euler
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Johannes Kepler
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force
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engineering
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mass
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translation
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International System of Units
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velocity
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acceleration
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classical mechanics
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Pierre-Simon Laplace
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John von Neumann
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Christiaan Huygens
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motion
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