displacement

Summary

displacement has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• displacement followed absement^[2].
• displacement was followed by velocity^[3].
• displacement is a type of vector quantity^[4].
• displacement is a type of directed distance^[5].
• displacement is a type of physical quantity^[6].
• displacement is a type of length^[7].
• displacement's Commons category is recorded as Displacement vector^[8].
• displacement's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time^[9].
• displacement's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time^[10].
• displacement's different from is recorded as Przemieszczenie^[11].
• displacement's different from is recorded as dislocation^[12].
• displacement's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as metre^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include vector quantity^[4], directed distance^[5], physical quantity^[6], and length^[7].

Why It Matters

displacement has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] displacement is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]