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Ballistics is the study of how things like bullets move through the air. It helps us understand how guns work and how to figure out if a certain gun was used to shoot a certain bullet.
Definition: Ballistics is the scientific study of the motion of projectiles, such as bullets. It is also used to determine a weapon's firing characteristics, especially in criminal cases to find out if a particular gun fired a given bullet.
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The first example illustrates how ballistics can be used in criminal investigations to match a bullet to a specific gun. The second example shows how ballistics is used in a shooting competition to help participants hit their targets accurately by understanding the motion of their bullets.