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What does velocity mean?

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Noun
  1. (physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, or a speed with the directional component.
  2. Rapidity of motion.
  3. The rate of occurrence.
  4. (economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.
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Special features of surface gravity waves in a deep fluid flow with a constant vertical shear of velocity is studied.
The change in velocity is understood to occur over time, as dictated by logic.
The addition of mean right atrial pressure to the peak tricuspid jet velocity gives an accurate noninvasive estimate of peak pulmonary pressure.
In dead reckoning you estimate distance traveled along a given heading as a function of velocity and elapsed time.
Robins also invented the ballistic pendulum which allowed precise measurements of the velocity of projectiles fired from guns.
If the barrel cannot be made very long, it is better to use a degressive propellant to achieve the maximum exit velocity in a limited distance.

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