In physical science, force is a vector quantity, calculated by multiplying an applied acceleration times the mass of the object that is accelerated.
In social science, forces has multiple meanings:
Force is the physical power or violence needed to compel or restrain and individual or group. Often this is a threatened and not an applied power. An example of this would be Police controlling a mob or public gathering of citizens.
Force can also be an intellectual power or vigor, especially as conveyed in writing or speech. An example of this is would be a moving political speech which can change an individual point of view or compel people to take action.
A person or group capable of influential action (especially politics or finance) is also called a force. The NRA is an example.
The last type of force is usually international: Military strength. This is a force used by one nation against another.
2006-06-10 07:36:42
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answered by Richard 7
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Force= mass times acceleration
2006-06-10 13:40:21
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answered by cc 2
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In the social realm... Force is anything that physically or psychologically induces a person or group of persons to do something against their will.
A show of force as in arms, armament, troops and such is considered a military force to combat opposing forces and prevent political take overs.
A protective force such as walls, barriers, locked doors, police force, laws are social barriers desiged to protect an individuals right to privacy, against personal attack, against unwanted personal invasion.
2006-06-10 14:00:53
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answered by ciscokidofhearts 3
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In physics, force is transforming(transporting) motion, as in F = m · a.
In sociology, force may involve the actual or threatened use of violence or sanctions to compel obedience (see also coercion).
In military science, a force is a military unit or operational grouping of such units (as in task force); the "armed forces" is synonymous with the military of a state; by analogy, police force refers to an armed police corps.
In politics, "political force" is the exertion of political influence or coercion to achieve a particular objective.
In law, laws are said to enter or come into force (see promulgation); this is the moment when a regulation or statute has the "force of law" or legal validity. Also in law, "force (law)" is unlawful violence (eg. a forced entry) or lawful compulsion (eg. by police).
In philosophy, force is a term going back to Frege, allowing a distinction of statements made with assertoric force (assertions), from other kinds.
In games, including some sports, certain actions or results are said to be forced when the game's rules or conventions require them, as a "forced bet" in poker or a "forcing bid" in contract bridge.
In rugby union, the Super 14 team name the Western Force.
In baseball, a force means that there is a possible force play.
In gardening, forcing a flower bulb means processing it so that it blooms at a different time of the year (or season) than it normally does.
In mathematics, "force" is used in the sense of given conditions' "forcing" a certain result and, therefore, in the related sense of a "brute-force" method, which usually means one that is neither efficient nor intellectually elegant but is "forced" to reach the desired result eventually.
Also in mathematics, forcing is a proof-technique of set theory.
In finance, money may be described as a "force" that can be "leveraged" to increase it.
In cooking, "force" is an obsolete word (derived from "farce" and meaning "to cut [up]") for stuffing, usually used now only of "forced meat" (or "forcemeat"), which is seasoned ground meat.
In the Star Wars universe The Force is a mystical energy source used by the Jedi.
In northern England, force is an old dialect word for a waterfall and is in the names of some waterfalls, coming from Old Norse fors or foss = "waterfall".
In breakfast cereals, Force is a brand of wheat flakes first produced by the Force Food Company in 1901.
Chip technology: GeForceâ¢, nForceâ¢
In card magic, a force means to manipulate the cards and divert spectator's attention to make them select a particular forced card whose identity is known to the performer, without the spectators being aware of this knowledge.
2006-06-11 23:00:53
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answered by James E 4
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Force (F) = Mass(M) X Acceleration(A)
2006-06-16 13:11:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Force is when you accelerate an object with mass.
2006-06-10 13:37:58
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answered by jckstar 3
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Force has several meanings go to Wilkipedia
2006-06-14 20:37:37
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answered by pelancha 6
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When someone makes you do something
2006-06-10 13:38:48
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answered by MoFoDuDe 3
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