c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.

The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.

When I saw the new book, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.

Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one,[…].”

The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.

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