Why is free-fall referred to as uniform acceleration? If we consider an object in free-fall to be accelerating uniformly, what effects are we neglecting?

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Why is free-fall referred to as uniform acceleration? If we consider an object in free-fall to be accelerating uniformly, what effects are we neglecting?

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In nature different types of motion observed. Depending on the origin of the force, the motion may be of different types. Normally, in classical physics, the motion of the object is governed by Newton's laws of motion. A DIfferent physical quantity which requires to describe the motion can be analyzed with these laws. 

Freefall motion is the motion of the object under the action gravitational force. Freefall motion is the motion of the object in one dimension.

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