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What does Newton's third law mean?

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  1. (physics) Newton's observation that to every action (force applied) there is an equal but opposite reaction (equal force applied in the opposite direction)
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Newton's Third Law of Motion says that if you apply a force to anything it will push back just as hard.
However, it must also follow that there has to be a deflected downwash in accordance with Newton's Third Law.
And Newton's third law describes the inherent balance between action and reaction.
Angular momentum, like all other forms of motion, follows the general principle stated in Newton's third law.
Newton's third law states that when two bodies interact, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
In reality, when a player hits the ball, the racket recoils with an equal and opposite reaction in accordance with Newton's third law of motion.

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