Definitions for gravitational constant
grav·i·ta·tional con·stant

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1. gravitational constant, universal gravitational constant, constant of gravitation, Gnoun

   (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation

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1. gravitational constantnoun

   An empirical physical constant involved in the calculation of the gravitational attraction between objects with mass

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1. Gravitational constant

   The gravitational constant (also known as the universal gravitational constant, the Newtonian constant of gravitation, or the Cavendish gravitational constant), denoted by the capital letter G, is an empirical physical constant involved in the calculation of gravitational effects in Sir Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation and in Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. In Newton's law, it is the proportionality constant connecting the gravitational force between two bodies with the product of their masses and the inverse square of their distance. In the Einstein field equations, it quantifies the relation between the geometry of spacetime and the energy–momentum tensor (also referred to as the stress–energy tensor). The measured value of the constant is known with some certainty to four significant digits. In SI units, its value is approximately 6.674×10−11 m3⋅kg−1⋅s−2.The modern notation of Newton's law involving G was introduced in the 1890s by C. V. Boys. The first implicit measurement with an accuracy within about 1% is attributed to Henry Cavendish in a 1798 experiment.

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1. gravitational constant

   The gravitational constant, often denoted as G, is a physical constant that appears in the law of universal gravitation formulated by Sir Isaac Newton. This constant is used to quantify the strength of the gravitational force between two bodies. It's approximately equal to 6.674×10^-11 N(m/kg)². It implies that the gravitational force between two bodies decreases with the square of the distance between them and acts along the line joining their centers.

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1. Gravitational constant

   The gravitational constant denoted by letter G, is an empirical physical constant involved in the calculation of gravitational force between two bodies. It usually appears in Sir Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation, and in Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. It is also known as the universal gravitational constant, Newton's constant, and colloquially as Big G. It should not be confused with "little g", which is the local gravitational field, especially that at the Earth's surface.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gravitational constant in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gravitational constant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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