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Acceleration due to gravity (g) is the accelerational force experienced by a body as a result of the influence of the earth's gravitational force. It is a vector quantity, that is, it has both magnitude and direction.

The acceleration due to gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the radius of the earth. Hence, g at the equatorial region is slightly lesser (9.780 m/s2) than that of the polar regions (9.832 m/s2) of the earth because the earth bulges at the equator leading to a higher radius than at the poles.