velocity
rate of change of the position of an object as a function of time, and the direction of that change
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velocity
Summary
velocity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,714 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- velocity is credited with the discovery of Pierre Varignon[2].
- velocity followed displacement[3].
- velocity was followed by acceleration[4].
- velocity is a type of vector quantity[5].
- velocity is a type of ISQ derived quantity[6].
- velocity is a type of physical quantity[7].
- velocity is a type of Q141357397[8].
- velocity's Commons category is recorded as Velocity[9].
- velocity comprises speed[10].
- velocity comprises orientation[11].
- velocity's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Velocity[12].
- velocity's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time[13].
- velocity's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time[14].
- velocity's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- velocity's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
- velocity's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[17].
- velocity's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[18].
- velocity's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/velocity[19].
- velocity's different from is recorded as speed[20].
- velocity's different from is recorded as proper velocity[21].
- velocity's different from is recorded as average speed[22].
- velocity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[23].
- velocity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].
- velocity's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
- velocity's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as metre per second[26].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include vector quantity[5], ISQ derived quantity[6], physical quantity[7], and Q141357397[8].
Use and Application
Components include speed[10] and orientation[11].
Why It Matters
velocity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,714 views/month).[1] velocity has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] velocity is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]