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Noun Concept

Categories: Length, Motion (physics), Articles with short description, Vector quantities, Kinematic properties

displacement displacement vector

In geometry and mechanics, a displacement is a vector whose length is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P undergoing motion. Wikipedia

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In geometry and mechanics, a displacement is a vector whose length is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P undergoing motion. Wikipedia

The difference between the final and initial position of a point trajectory . The actual path covered to reach the final position is irrelevant. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Vector that is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P Wikidata

A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component. Wiktionary

Physics: vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

length

physical quantity

vector quantity

PART OF

Galilean transformation

uniform motion

HAS KIND

Burgers vector