Difference conservative and non-conversative force

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I don't understand what is meant by a force being conservative. Is it where the force moves in an easier to calculate manner with straight lines; whereas, non-conservative moves in a curves where you'd have to use integration?

 

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Are you familiar with the concept of work in physics? A force is conservative if the work done in moving a particle between two points does not depend on the path taken.