I was, however, replying to a message that was specifically talking about gravitational pull, so i assumed it was understood i was referring to the same.
You know, reading the thread I had the completely opposite understanding of the topic that was being discussed. Even now, I believe the other user was talking about the concept of gravity at large.
When having this type if discussion in academic situations, almost half of the time will be spent on defining terms to prevent misunderstanding.
Just using the word “gravity” is not specific enough.
I’d recommend to talk about “gravitational pull” or “force” for the general concept, the one that applies the same everywhere.
Then there could be the gravitational acceleration near the surface of Earth (or Gee’s for short), which is subjective to the location of an object.
You know, reading the thread I had the completely opposite understanding of the topic that was being discussed. Even now, I believe the other user was talking about the concept of gravity at large.
When having this type if discussion in academic situations, almost half of the time will be spent on defining terms to prevent misunderstanding.
Just using the word “gravity” is not specific enough. I’d recommend to talk about “gravitational pull” or “force” for the general concept, the one that applies the same everywhere. Then there could be the gravitational acceleration near the surface of Earth (or Gee’s for short), which is subjective to the location of an object.