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So if use Newton's second law to define inertial mass (i.e. by defining the ratio ##F/a## as the inertial mass ##m## of a body for a given force ##F## involved in the definition) then Newton's great discovery might be that if we apply another force ##F_1## on the same object then the ratio ##F_1/a_1## does not change.Orodruin said:It is essentially the definition of inertial mass. How else would you define inertial mass if not as the resistance to acceleration?
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