Given a scientific passage and an answer, generate a question for the given answer.
Q: Passage: Discussion The minus sign indicates that acceleration is to the left. This sign is reasonable because the train initially has a positive velocity in this problem, and a negative acceleration would oppose the motion. Again, acceleration is in the same direction as the change in velocity, which is negative here. This acceleration can be called a deceleration because it has a direction opposite to the velocity. Answer: acceleration
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Deceleration is the opposite of what?