If the velocity of a body decreases with time, it is called retardation. As it is a decrease in velocity per second, so, retardation is negative acceleration.
Its unit is the same as that of acceleration.
SI unit – m/s² and CGS unit – cm/s²
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What is meant by the term retardation? Name its S.I. unit.
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