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Define gravitational constant G.

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A constant relating the force of the gravitational attraction between two bodies to their masses and their distance from each other in Newton's law of gravitation. The gravitational constant equals approximately $6.673 \times 10^{- 11} N m^{2} k g^{- 2} .$ Its symbol is $G .$

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