Centrifugal force is a fictitious or apparent force that is perceived when an object moves in a circular path. It is not an actual force acting on the object; rather, it arises due to the inertia of the object and the acceleration required to keep it moving in a circular trajectory. When an object moves in a circle, it experiences centripetal acceleration directed towards the center of the circle.
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In a rotating reference frame, this apparent force acts away from the rotation axis. The corresponding centrifugal acceleration is the force per unit mass.