conservation of momentum

Definitions of conservation of momentum
  1. noun
    the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system
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    (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
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