State whether the following statement is true or false:
Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity.

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(TRUE) The statement is True.
Acceleration is defined as the rate of change of velocity with respect to time. Mathematically,it is expressed as $a = \frac{v - u}{t}$,where $v$ is the final velocity,$u$ is the initial velocity,and $t$ is the time taken.

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