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Centripetal acceleration is the time rate of change of the direction of the velocity vector.

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Is it true that Centripetal acceleration is the time rate of change of the direction of the velocity vector?

Yes. Centripetal acceleration is the component of acceleration responsible for changing the direction of an object's velocity vector over time.

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Wikipedia: Acceleration
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Wikipedia: Acceleration. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceleration

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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Acceleration
Identifies centripetal acceleration as the component that changes the direction of the velocity.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Acceleration. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceleration

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PLOS (all journals): The Typical Flight Performance of Blowflies: Measuring the Normal Performance Envelope of Calliphora vicina Using a Novel Corner-Cube Arena
Defines centripetal acceleration as the component normal to the instantaneous velocity vector.
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PLOS (all journals): The Typical Flight Performance of Blowflies: Measuring the Normal Performance Envelope of Calliphora vicina Using a Novel Corner-Cube Arena. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007852

LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 3.01: Circular Motion
Explicitly states centripetal acceleration is the time rate of change of the direction of the velocity vector.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 3.01%3A Circular Motion. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Physics_I_(2211)/03%3A__Relative_and_Rotational_Motion/3.01%3A_Circular_Motion

OpenStax: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1: 4.4 Uniform and Nonuniform Circular Motion
Repeats that centripetal acceleration is the time rate of change of the direction of the velocity vector.
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OpenStax: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1: 4.4 Uniform and Nonuniform Circular Motion. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-1/pages/a72e87ba-5cfb-4899-b11e-60d7c25ae36a@

Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Physics Study Guide/Circular Motion
Notes centripetal acceleration changes the direction of the velocity vector over time.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Physics Study Guide/Circular Motion. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Physics_Study_Guide/Circular_Motion

Wikiversity: Wikiversity: Motion in a straight line
Explains that centripetal acceleration arises from the constantly changing direction of velocity.
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Wikiversity: Wikiversity: Motion in a straight line. (n.d.). Wikiversity. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Motion_in_a_straight_line

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