Now I can measure that, because I pull it by one centimeter and I find the acceleration it exerts on a known mass.

现在就能测量这个力了,因为把弹簧拉伸 1 厘米,我就知道它让一个质量已知的物体产生的加速度

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That's how by either balancing the unknown force with a known force or by simply measuring the acceleration as I fall towards this podium and multiplying by mass, you can find the force that exerts on me.

我们既可以让未知力与已知力平衡,也可以只测量我冲向讲台时加速度的大小,再与我的质量相乘,都能求出作用在我身上的力的大小

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