LekhoriLekhoriA vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
A car racing in a circle may retain the same speed while continually changing its velocity.
The rate of occurrence.
From Middle French vélocité, from Latin vēlōcitās (“speed”), from vēlōx (“fast”), thus a doublet of veloce.
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