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Newtonian constant of gravitation comparison table

Subject	has effect on other constant	has uncertainty	has relationship	has definition	has equation	has value	has symbol	is a kind of	is an instance of
universal constant						changes in value are due solely to an increase in measurement accuracy or convention		fundamental physical constant
Newtonian constant of gravitation	none, increases in the accuracy of its measurement have made no difference to the values of the other physical constants.	0.010 × 10-11 m3 kg-1 s-2	no direct connection has, as yet, been established between G and any other physical quantities	The universal constant of proportionality in the attraction between two unit masses a unit distance apart.	F = G × m1 × m2/r2, where F is the gravitational force of attraction, m1 and m2 are the masses for two bodies separated by r.	6.673 × 10-11 m3 kg-1 s-2	G		universal constant

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