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• A mechanical jolt delivered to an object. Physically, impulse is a force applied for a period of time, and the System Internationale Unit of impulse is the Newtonsecond (abbreviated N-s). (See Impulse Intensity.)

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  Impulse. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/impulse.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Impulse. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/impulse (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Impulse." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/impulse.

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