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Also known as v, swiftness, rapidness

In kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as v) of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time, it is thus a non-negative scalar quantity. The average speed of an object in an interval of time is the distance travelled by the object divided by the duration of the interval; the instantaneous speed is the limit of the average speed as the duration of the time interval approaches zero. Speed is the magnitude of velocity (a vector), which indicates additionally the direction of motion.

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Speed is a measurement of how far an object travels in a given amount of time, expressed as a non-negative number without regard to direction. It matters because it tells us how quickly something is moving, and it's closely related to velocity, which additionally specifies the direction of that motion.

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Speed can be thought of as the rate at which an object covers distance. A fast-moving object has a high speed and covers a relatively large distance in a given amount of time, while a slow-moving object covers a relatively small amount of distance in the same amount of time.
Physical quantity.unit
m/s, m s−1
Physical quantity.symbols
v
Physical quantity.dimension
L T−1
Physical quantity.name
Speed
Physical quantity.image
Motorcyclist in Midtown Manhattan-L1002704.jpg
Physical quantity.image_size
250px

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
time derivative
Part of
velocity
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hashtag
speed
recommended unit of measurement
kilometre per hour
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Speed
topic's main category
Category:Velocity
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