* Magnitude: Acceleration describes how quickly an object's velocity changes. This change in velocity has a numerical value (e.g., 5 meters per second squared).

* Direction: Acceleration also has a direction. It tells us the direction in which the velocity is changing. For example, an object speeding up in a straight line has acceleration in the same direction as its motion, while an object slowing down has acceleration in the opposite direction.

Key Points:

* Vectors have both magnitude and direction. Scalars only have magnitude.

* Acceleration can be positive or negative. A positive acceleration indicates increasing velocity in the chosen positive direction, while negative acceleration indicates decreasing velocity in that direction.

* Acceleration can be zero. This means an object's velocity is constant.

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