considering the scientific meaning of acceleration, how could using the term accelerator confuse people?

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considering the scientific meaning of acceleration, how could using the term accelerator confuse people?

considering the scientific meaning of the word acceleration, how could using the term accelerator when talking about a car's gas pedal lead to confusion?

2007-03-21 18:18:10 · 2 answers · asked by John S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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The brake pedal is just as much an accelerator as the gas pedal.

2007-03-21 18:47:05 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It does not confuse. Accelerator helps in increasing the speed from nil to x or from x to y.

2007-03-22 01:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋