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==Definition==

{{quick phrase|[[quick phrase::collision with no bouncing back]], [[quick phrase::perfectly sticky collision]]}}

A [[collision]] between two (or more) bodies is termed a '''perfectly inelastic collision''' if, after the collision, the bodies ''stick to'' each other, i.e., their relative speed after the collision is zero.

Note that the term ''inelastic collision'' is used for any collision that is not a [[perfectly elastic collision]], and an inelastic collision need ''not'' be a perfectly inelastic collision.

==Related notions==

* [[Perfectly elastic collision]]
* [[Coefficient of restitution]]: This measures the extent to which the bodies ''bounce back'' after the collision. The number is usually between <math>0</math> and <math>1</math>, with <math>0</math> indicating a perfectly inelastic collision and <math>1</math> indicating a perfectly elastic collision.

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