15: Force
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Intuitively, a force is a push or a pull. In SI units, force is measured in units of newtons (N), named for the English physicist Sir Isaac Newton. In terms of base units,
1 N=1kgms2
In CGS units, force is measured in dynes (dyn):
1 dyne =1gcms2.
In the British engineering system, force is measured in pounds (lb). This is sometimes called pounds-force (lbf) when it's important to clearly distinguish it from pounds-mass ( lbm ).
1lbf=1 slug fts2