Is gravitational field strength and gravity one and the same?
Can we use them interchangeably?

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Is gravitational field strength and gravity one and the same? 
Can we use them interchangeably?

anonymous · Answer

No, Gravitational field strength is the magnitude of Gravitational force at a particular point, at a particular instant while Gravity is the term we use to refer to gravitational force, in General

anonymous · Answer

no you can't they have particular places of application

vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

@TairunRaina Quote: "Gravitational field strength is the magnitude of Gravitational force"

Gravitational field is NOT a force; it is the ration of a force by a mass.

anonymous · Answer

$$F=\frac{MmG}{r^2}$$$$Field_G=\frac{MG}{r^2}$$They re in the same direction, that is inwards to the body

anonymous · Answer

But their VALUES on earth remain the same right? That is 9.81 ?