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velocity
Velocity is a measurement of speed in a certain direction of motion. It is a fundamental concept in kinematics, the branch of classical mechanics that describes the motion of physical objects. Velocity is a vector quantity, meaning that both magnitude and direction are needed to define it (velocity vector). The scalar absolute value (magnitude) of velocity is called , a quantity that is measured in metres per second (m/s or m⋅s−1) in the SI (International System of Units) system. For example, "5 metres per second" is a scalar, whereas "5 metres per second east" is a vector. If there is a chang
motion
thumb|A car is moving in high [[speed during a championship, with respect to the ground the position is changing according to time hence the car is in relative motion ]]
momentum
In Newtonian mechanics, momentum (: momenta or momentums; more specifically linear momentum or translational momentum) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction. If is an object's mass and is its velocity (also a vector quantity), then the object's momentum (from Latin pellere "push, drive") is: \mathbf{p} = m \mathbf{v}. In the International System of Units (SI), the unit of measurement of momentum is the kilogram metre per second (kg⋅m/s), which is dimensionally equivalent to the newton-second.
displacement
vector that is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of a point P
proper motion
astronomical measure of the observed changes in the apparent places of stars in the sky
circular motion
object movement along a circular path
simple harmonic motion
to and fro periodic motion in science and engineering
kinetic art
art genre of artworks that contains movement
Motion sensor
Device that detects movement of people or objects
mobile
type of kinetic sculpture
critical mass
a sufficient participation, in number of persons (or adopters of an innovation in a social system), that triggers a new behaviour, or where the rate of adoption becomes self-sustaining and creates further growth
bouncing ball dynamics
mathematical description of the behavior of bouncing balls
Motion estimation
process used in video coding/compression
guidance system
device used to navigate a ship, aircraft, missile...
laws of motion
Wikimedia disambiguation page
absement
400px|thumb|Integrals and derivatives of displacement, including absement, as well as integrals and derivatives of energy, including [[actergy. (Janzen et al. 2014)]]
curvilinear motion
motion of an object in a curved path
Complex harmonic motion
Complicated realm of physics based on simple harmonic motion