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by marcosscriven 3834 days ago
A force is the product of mass and acceleration. Its SI units are kg.m/s^2

Inertia is an inherent property of mass. If it were the same as a force its units would be the same.

So it's really not tomayto...tomato I'm afraid. It's right and wrong.

You are right the point has been laboured, but it upsets me to think you would go on under this misconception.

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Gravity is also an inherent property of mass... It's also a force.

Crazy huh?

No, not crazy. Not all properties of mass are force. For example, inertia. Also, really we should be talking matter, not mass.