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Yes, it's acceleration will be zero because the velocity isn't changing, but it has an acceleration. Think of it in terms of integration and derivation. Acceleration is the derivative of velocity, so if velocity is a constant number the acceleration must be zero.

Generally if value of acceleration is "zero", we consider it to mean that there is NO acceleration. The question that was actually answered above was "Can acceleration be DEFINED fora body moving at constant speed?"

It is possible for an object to be moving at a constant angular speed and yet have an effective acceleration in a tangential direction.

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Both of you guys are missing the most important point here, with the result

that you have to twist your own arm almost to the point of dislocation in order

to state an answer.

The essential underlying consideration is that, contrary to popular misconception,

"acceleration" does not mean 'speeding up', or even 'changing speed'. It means

"change in velocity", and "velocity" means "speed anddirection". If either speed

or direction change, then that means there is 'acceleration'.

The answer to the question is simple, and almost entirely non-technical. It is:

"Yes, because 'acceleration' means change of either speed or direction. So, if

the direction of the body's motion is changing, then the body has acceleration,

even if its speed is constant."

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