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Slug

The slug is a unit of mass used primarily in the U.S. customary system and British engineering contexts.

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  1 slug = 32.174 pounds (lb) (mass)

  
  
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  Equivalent to approximately 14.5939 kilograms (kg)

  
  
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  Defined so that when a force of one pound-force (lbf) acts on a mass of one slug, it accelerates at 1 ft/s² (using $F = ma$ in imperial units).

  
  

Key Facts:

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  Used mainly in physics and engineering for calculations involving Newton’s second law in imperial units

  
  
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  Allows consistent use of pound-force and pound-mass without extra conversion factors

  
  
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  Useful in dynamics, ballistics, and engineering mechanics

  
  

The slug bridges the gap between force and mass in the imperial system, making calculations easier when using pound-force units.

It looks like you mentioned "pound-force square second per foot". This is a compound unit that can be broken down into:

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  pound-force (lbf): a unit of force

  
  
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  square second (s²): time squared

  
  
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  per foot (ft⁻¹): per unit length

  
  

What does this unit represent?

It could be a unit for something like mass or inertia-related quantities in imperial units, depending on context. For example, it might show up in equations involving force, time, and length — possibly in mechanics or engineering.

To understand or convert it:

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   Pound-force (lbf) is a force unit, where:

   
   

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   Second squared (s²) is just time squared.

   
   
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   Foot (ft) is length:

   
   

Example usage

If you want to convert pound-force square second per foot $(\text{lbf} \cdot \text{s}^2/\text{ft})$ into SI units:

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