of: a particle (relative to a specific frame of reference)
at: a given time
is: a vector quantity that specifies how fast a body is moving and its direction of motion. [M2.4]
is more specifically: the rate of change of the particle's position
at time
[M4.1, M5.1, P2.1, P2.2]
is represented: by the vector
That is,
[M4.1, M5.1, P2.1, P2.2]
has as its SI unit:
[M4.1]
can be determined: as the limiting value of average velocity, calculated over shorter and shorter time intervals. [M4.1, P2.1, P2.2]
also can be determined: as the gradient of a position-time graph at time
[M4.1, P2.1, P2.2]
usually is known: simply as velocity. [M4.1, P2.1, P2.2]
has: as its magnitude, the speed of the particle. [M2.4, P2.1, P2.2]
See relative velocity.
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