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  2. Displacement (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    Displacement is the shift in location when an object in motion changes from one position to another. [2] For motion over a given interval of time, the displacement divided by the length of the time interval defines the average velocity (a vector), whose magnitude is the average speed (a scalar quantity).

  3. Work (physics) - Wikipedia

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    In science, work is the energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement.In its simplest form, for a constant force aligned with the direction of motion, the work equals the product of the force strength and the distance traveled.

  4. Kinematics - Wikipedia

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    The distance travelled is always greater than or equal to the displacement. ... and the direction of motion should be in positive or negative, ... A displacement ...

  5. Displacement - Wikipedia

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    Positive displacement meter, a pump or flow meter which processes a definite fluid volume per revolution; Displacement has several meanings related to ships and boats Displacement hull, where the moving hull's weight is supported by buoyancy alone and it must displace water from its path rather than planing on the water's surface

  6. Deformation (physics) - Wikipedia

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    In physics and continuum mechanics, deformation is the change in the shape or size of an object. It has dimension of length with SI unit of metre (m). It is quantified as the residual displacement of particles in a non-rigid body, from an initial configuration to a final configuration, excluding the body's average translation and rotation (its rigid transformation). [1]

  7. Newton's laws of motion - Wikipedia

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    Newton's laws are often stated in terms of point or particle masses, that is, bodies whose volume is negligible. This is a reasonable approximation for real bodies when the motion of internal parts can be neglected, and when the separation between bodies is much larger than the size of each.

  8. Motion - Wikipedia

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    Mathematically Force is directly proportional to the negative of displacement. Negative sign signifies the restoring nature of the force. (e.g., that of a pendulum). Linear motion – motion that follows a straight linear path, and whose displacement is exactly the same as its trajectory. [Also known as rectilinear motion] Reciprocal motion

  9. Distance - Wikipedia

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    The function has positive values at points x inside Ω, it decreases in value as x approaches the boundary of Ω where the signed distance function is zero, and it takes negative values outside of Ω. [8] However, the alternative convention is also sometimes taken instead (i.e., negative inside Ω and positive outside). [9]