speed
magnitude of velocity of motion
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Summary
speed ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,648 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: rate[2], scalar quantity[3], time derivative[4], process profile[5]
- Part of: velocity[6]
- Commons category: Speed[7]
- Quantity symbol (string): v[8]
- Described by source: ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time[9], ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time[10]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/speed[11]
- Main Wikidata property: P2052[12]
- Different from: Rapido[13], rate[14], ground speed[15], velocity[16], celerity[17], maximum road speed limit[18]
- Hashtag: speed[19]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[20]
- Recommended unit of measurement: metre per second[21], kilometre per hour[22]
- P14870: ont00000830[23]
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Influence
Things named for speed include Speed[24], a film[25], directed by Jan de Bont[26]; Zwift[27], a video game[28], founded in 2014[29]; and tachyhydrite[30], a mineral species[31].
Why It Matters
speed has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] speed is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for speed include Speed[24], a film[25], directed by Jan de Bont[26]; Zwift[27], a video game[28], founded in 2014[29]; and tachyhydrite[30], a mineral species[31].