if the speed is increasing at 3 m/s2 then that is the acceleration (if i understand the question correctly)
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It's called 'centripetal acceleration', whether or not the speed is constant or the path circular.
constant speed=0 acceleration Acceleration is the change in speed. If the speed doesn't change(ie constant) the acceleration is zero.
A body moving with constant speed in a circular path has acceleration changing at every point.
It increases by a factor of 4, because Fc = (mv2)/r. Fc = ma. so we conclude that the relationship between a and v is a squared relationship.
If the speed is constant, the acceleration is toward the center of the circle.