Force (disambiguation)
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is what causes mass to accelerate or become deformed.
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Force
In physics, a force is any influence that causes an object to undergo a change in speed, a change in direction, or a change in shape. In other words, a force is that which can cause an object with mass to change its velocity , i.e., to accelerate, or which can cause a flexible object to deform...
is what causes mass to accelerate or become deformed.
Force may also refer to:
In science:
- Forcing (mathematics)Forcing (mathematics)In the mathematical discipline of set theory, forcing is a technique invented by Paul Cohen for proving consistency and independence results. It was first used, in 1963, to prove the independence of the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis from Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory...
, a proof-technique of set theory - Brute force method, proof by exhaustion in mathematics
- Fundamental force, an interaction between particles that cannot be explained by other interactions
In sports:
- Force playForce playIn baseball, a force is a situation when a baserunner is compelled to vacate his time-of-pitch base—and thus try to advance to the next base—because the batter became a runner. A runner at first base is always forced to attempt to advance to second base when the batter becomes a runner...
, a situation in baseball where the runner is compelled to advance to the next base - Georgia ForceGeorgia ForceThe Georgia Force are an Arena Football League team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that plays in the South Division of the American Conference. The team is owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Jennings...
, an Arena Football League team - San Antonio ForceSan Antonio ForceThe San Antonio Force was an Arena Football League team that competed in the 1992 season only. They played their home games at HemisFair Arena, then the home of the San Antonio Spurs...
, an Arena Football League team that played the 1992 season only - Western ForceWestern ForceWestern Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super Rugby competition. They first competed in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in that year, however their performances greatly improved in 2007. In 2008 they finished in 8th...
, an Australian rugby union team in the Super 14 - FORCE (Formula One Race Car Engineering), a division of the Haas LolaHaas LolaTeam Haas Ltd. was an American Formula One team founded by Carl Haas and Teddy Mayer in 1984, which competed in the World Championship from to . The project was funded by Beatrice Foods and helped the team enter an agreement to use Ford engines for three seasons...
Formula One team
People:
- John ForceJohn ForceJohn Harold Force is an NHRA drag racer, a 15-time Funny Car champion driver, and a 17-time champion car owner. Force owns and drives for John Force Racing. He is one of the most dominant drag racers in the sport with 133 career victories...
(born 1949), American drag racer - Ashley ForceAshley ForceAshley Force Hood is a funny car drag racer for John Force Racing. She is the daughter of 15-time NHRA Funny Car national champion John Force and Laurie Force...
(born 1982), daughter of the above, American drag racer
In other uses:
- Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force, a manga in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series
- Force (Star Wars)Force (Star Wars)The Force is a binding, metaphysical and ubiquitous power in the fictional universe of the Star Wars galaxy created by George Lucas. Mentioned in the first film in the series, it is integral to all subsequent incarnations of Star Wars, including the expanded universe of comic books, novels, and...
, mystical energy in the Star Wars universe - Force (cereal)Force (cereal)Force, first produced in 1901 by Force Food Company, one of three American companies owned by Edward Ellsworth and advertised using a popular cartoon figure called Sunny Jim, was the first commercially successful wheat flake cereal. Prior to this, the only successful wheat-based cereal products...
, a wheat flake cereal - Force (comics)Force (comics)Force is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Prince Namor, the Savage Sub-Mariner #67 Force is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Prince Namor, the...
, a character in the Marvel Comics Iron Man titles - Force (law)Force (law)In the field of law, the word force has two main meanings: unlawful violence and lawful compulsion. "Forced entry" is an expression falling under the category of unlawful violence; "in force" or "forced sale" would be examples of expressions in the category of lawful compulsion.When something is...
, unlawful violence or lawful compulsion - Force (film)Force (film)-Critical response:The album received positive reviews from music critics, with particular praise being given to "Khwabon Khwabon". Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave 3 out of 5 stars and said "Force delivers as promised and turns out to be an impressive soundtrack...
, a Hindi-language film - Force, ItalyForce, ItalyForce is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km south of Ancona and about 15 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno....
, a municipality in Ascoli Piceno, Italy - Force or EuropeEurope (band)Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements...
, a Swedish band - In some contexts, "force" may be used as a synonym for coercionCoercionCoercion is the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner by use of threats or intimidation or some other form of pressure or force. In law, coercion is codified as the duress crime. Such actions are used as leverage, to force the victim to act in the desired way...
See also
- ForcingForcingForcing may refer to:*Forcing , a technique for obtaining proofs in set theory*Forcing *Radiative forcing, the difference between the incoming radiation energy and the outgoing radiation energy in a given climate system...
- Armed forces (disambiguation)Armed forces (disambiguation)Armed forces may refer to:* the armed forces, the military of a nation* Armed Forces , an Elvis Costello album* Armed Forces , one of the largest sporting organisations in the Soviet Union...
- The Force (disambiguation)
- Forces (music), the orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production
- GeForceGeForceGeForce is a brand of graphics processing units designed by Nvidia. , there have been eleven iterations of the design. The first GeForce products were discrete GPUs designed for use on add-on graphics boards, intended for the high-margin PC gaming market...
a PC graphics chipset - nForceNForceThe nForce is a motherboard chipset created by Nvidia for AMD Athlon and Duron microprocessors. The chipset shipped in 3 varieties; 220, 415, and 420. 220 and 420 are very similar with each having the integrated GPU, but the 220 only has a single channel of memory available whereas 420 has the...
, a computer motherboard chipset - High ForceHigh ForceHigh Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, County Durham, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and European Geopark....
, a waterfall on the River Tees, England - Major ForceMajor ForceMajor Force is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is a supervillain that first appeared in Captain Atom vol. 3, #12 .-Early life:...
a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. - Task force (disambiguation)
- Coming into forceComing into forceComing into force or entry into force refers to the process by which legislation, regulations, treaties and other legal instruments come to have legal force and effect...
- Brute force (disambiguation)
- Special forces (disambiguation)Special forces (disambiguation)Special forces can refer to:* Special forces, elite military units trained for unconventional warfare and covert operations** United States Special Operations Forces, general special operation forces in the US armed forces...
- ForcemeatForcemeatForcemeat is a mixture of ground, lean meat emulsified with fat. The emulsification can be accomplished by either grinding, sieving, or pureeing the ingredients. The emulsification may either be smooth or coarse, depending on the desired consistency of the final product...
, seasoned ground meat used as stuffing - Energy (disambiguation)Energy (disambiguation)Energy is a physical quantity that describes the amount of work that can be performed by a force.Energy may also refer to:- Music :* Energy, an american rock band, featuring Tommy Bolin* Energy , a Taiwanese boy group...
- Equivocation (magic)Equivocation (magic)Equivocation is a technique by which a magician appears to have intended a particular outcome, when in actuality the outcome is one of several alternative outcomes.-Card force:...
, a magician's technique sometimes called a "force"