Displacement
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Key Stage 4
Meaning
Displacement is a vector quantity describing the distance and direction from one point to another.
About Displacement
- Displacement is a vector because it has magnitude and direction.
- The SI Unit for the magnitude of displacement is the metre.
- Displacement is usually described from a point of origin to a new location.
- Displacement is different from it's scalar counterpart 'distance' which describes the length of the journey, while displacement ignores the journey and looks only at the start and end points.