conservative force

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Noun

1. {{&lit|en|conservative|force}}
2. {{lb|en|physics}} A [[force]] the [[work]] done by which is [[independent]] of the [[path]] taken and depends only on the initial and final [[position]]s of the [[object]]; equivalently, the total work done by a conservative force is equal to [[zero]] when the path taken is a [[closed]] [[loop]].

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