Displacement refers to the change in position or location of an object from its initial point to its final point.
Imagine you're playing a video game where your character moves around on a map. Displacement would be like measuring how far your character has moved from their starting point to their current location.
Distance: Distance measures how much ground an object has covered during its motion, regardless of direction.
Velocity: Velocity is defined as displacement divided by time, representing both speed and direction.
Acceleration: Acceleration measures how quickly an object's velocity changes over time. It can be positive (speeding up), negative (slowing down), or zero (constant velocity).
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