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$\begingroup$ “Same as positive acceleration not telling you whether a body is going forwards or backwards”. Energy is a scalar quantity. Acceleration a vector quantity. Energy has no “direction”. Acceleration does. $\endgroup$
– Bob D
Commented Jul 29, 2023 at 12:54
$\begingroup$ Fair enough. Add a "in a one-dimensional problem" to my comparison, if you like. $\endgroup$
– kricheli
Commented Jul 29, 2023 at 13:46

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