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Newton (unit)
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<p>The newton (symbol: N) is the unit of <a href="/facts/Force/533Q1uzq">force</a> in the <a href="/facts/International_System_of_Units/S7YLglNz">International System of Units (SI)</a>. Expressed in terms of <a href="/facts/SI_base_units/M7PsTWg4">SI base units</a>, it is 1 kg⋅m/s2, the force that accelerates a mass of one kilogram at one metre per second squared. </p><p>The unit is named after <a href="/facts/Isaac_Newton/4L7gTncN">Isaac Newton</a> in recognition of his work on <a href="/facts/Classical_mechanics/ykG8upsN">classical mechanics</a>, specifically <a href="/facts/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion/XKzGTXK1">his second law of motion</a>. </p>