Definition of Velocity
Velocity
ve·loc·i·ty
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the speed of travel with a given direction;
e.g. If you move ten steps in one direction, and then move back to your original spot, your velocity is zero, because you have not been displaced to a different position than that which you started at.
(noun)
in physics, the vector expression of spatial displacement and direction over a certain period of time;
e.g. The formula for velocity is displacement over change in time.
(noun)
speed, generally;
e.g. The rocket is traveling at a very high velocity.
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