Definition of kinetics
1a
: a branch of science that deals with the effects of forces upon the motions of material bodies or with changes in a physical or chemical system
b
: the rate of change in such a system
2
: the mechanism by which a physical or chemical change is effected
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The first known use of kinetics was circa 1859
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