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kinetic energy

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kinetic energy has definition The energy associated with motion; the work that must be done to change a body from a state of rest to a state of motion, equal to 1/2 mv² for a body of mass m moving at velocity v. has source: Silk, J. 1990 The Big Bang, W. H. Publishers, New York, 2001-09-27 09:33:14.0
is a kind of energy

energy has unit energy unit 2001-09-27 09:33:13.0

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

kinetic energy	has definition The energy associated with motion; the work that must be done to change a body from a state of rest to a state of motion, equal to 1/2 mv² for a body of mass m moving at velocity v.
kinetic energy	is a kind of energy
energy	has unit energy unit
number	has value