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Newtonian mechanics

(Also called classical mechanics.) A system of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion.

The salient characteristics of Newtonian mechanics are that mass and energy are separately conserved, all physical variables can take on a continuous set of values, the state of a system at any instant uniquely determines its state at any later instant (determinism), and interactions at a distance are instantaneous.
Compare quantum theory.

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-<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Also called classical mechanics.) A system of mechanics based on [[Newton's  laws of motion]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The salient characteristics of Newtonian mechanics are that mass and [[energy]] are separately  conserved, all physical variables can take on a continuous set of values, the state of a system at  any instant uniquely determines its state at any later instant (determinism), and interactions at a  distance are instantaneous. <br/>''Compare'' [[quantum theory]].</div><br/> </div>
+<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Also called classical mechanics.) A system of mechanics based on [[Newton's laws of motion|Newton's  laws of motion]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The salient characteristics of Newtonian mechanics are that mass and [[energy]] are separately  conserved, all physical variables can take on a continuous set of values, the state of a system at  any instant uniquely determines its state at any later instant (determinism), and interactions at a  distance are instantaneous. <br/>''Compare'' [[quantum theory]].</div><br/> </div>
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