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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A9_(%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1)" title="إزاحة (فيزياء) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="إزاحة (فيزياء)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%A3" title="সৰণ – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="সৰণ" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3" title="সরণ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সরণ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%8F%D1%88%D1%87%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Перамяшчэнне – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Перамяшчэнне" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%8F%D1%88%D1%87%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B5" title="Перамяшчэньне – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Перамяшчэньне" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5_(%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80)" title="Преместване (вектор) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Преместване (вектор)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despla%C3%A7ament_(cinem%C3%A0tica)" title="Desplaçament (cinemàtica) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Desplaçament (cinemàtica)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D2%AB%D0%BD%C4%83%D0%BB%C4%83%D1%85" title="Куҫнăлăх – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Куҫнăлăх" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nhambwe_yasudurukwa" title="Nhambwe yasudurukwa – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Nhambwe yasudurukwa" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadleoliad" title="Dadleoliad – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Dadleoliad" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siire_(mehaanika)" title="Siire (mehaanika) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Siire (mehaanika)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%8C%CF%80%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%B7" title="Μετατόπιση – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μετατόπιση" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desplazamiento_(vector)" title="Desplazamiento (vector) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Desplazamiento (vector)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desplazamendu_(fisika)" title="Desplazamendu (fisika) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Desplazamendu (fisika)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C" title="بردار جابه‌جایی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بردار جابه‌جایی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9placement_(g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trie)" title="Déplacement (géométrie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Déplacement (géométrie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B3%80%EC%9C%84" title="변위 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="변위" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%83%D5%B8%D5%AD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6_(%D6%86%D5%AB%D5%A6%D5%AB%D5%AF%D5%A1)" title="Տեղափոխություն (ֆիզիկա) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Տեղափոխություն (ֆիզիկա)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6)" title="विस्थापन (सदिश) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विस्थापन (सदिश)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpindahan" title="Perpindahan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Perpindahan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-displacement_vector" title="I-displacement vector – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="I-displacement vector" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spostamento_(cinematica)" title="Spostamento (cinematica) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Spostamento (cinematica)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%AA%D7%A7_(%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%96%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%94)" title="העתק (פיזיקה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="העתק (פיזיקה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%83%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%80%D1%83" title="Ауыстыру – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Ауыстыру" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deplasman" title="Deplasman – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Deplasman" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81rvietojums" title="Pārvietojums – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Pārvietojums" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poslinkis" title="Poslinkis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Poslinkis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%9A%D0%B5_(%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80)" title="Поместување (вектор) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Поместување (вектор)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82" title="സ്ഥാനാന്തരം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സ്ഥാനാന്തരം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6)" title="विस्थापन (सदिश) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="विस्थापन (सदिश)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesaran" title="Sesaran – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Sesaran" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%9B%E1%80%BD%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B7" title="အရွေ့ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အရွေ့" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%89%E4%BD%8D" title="変位 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="変位" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaxxaamura" title="Qaxxaamura – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Qaxxaamura" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%27chish_(Fizika)" title="Ko'chish (Fizika) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Ko'chish (Fizika)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%A5" title="ਵਿੱਥ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਵਿੱਥ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%AA%DA%BE%D9%91" title="وتھّ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="وتھّ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przemieszczenie_(fizyka)" title="Przemieszczenie (fizyka) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Przemieszczenie (fizyka)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deslocamento" title="Deslocamento – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Deslocamento" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Перемещение – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Перемещение" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhvendosja_(fizik%C3%AB)" title="Zhvendosja (fizikë) – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Zhvendosja (fizikë)" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Displacement_vector" title="Displacement vector – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Displacement vector" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Вектор помераја – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Вектор помераја" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeraj" title="Pomeraj – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Pomeraj" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" 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searchaux" style="display:none">Vector relating the initial and the final positions of a moving point</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive 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href="/wiki/Position_(vector)" class="mw-redirect" title="Position (vector)">position</a> of a point P undergoing <a href="/wiki/Motion" title="Motion">motion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It quantifies both the distance and <a href="/wiki/Direction_(geometry)" title="Direction (geometry)">direction</a> of the net or total motion along a straight line from the initial position to the final position of the point <a href="/wiki/Trajectory" title="Trajectory">trajectory</a>. A displacement may be identified with the <a href="/wiki/Translation_(geometry)" title="Translation (geometry)">translation</a> that maps the initial position to the final position. Displacement is the shift in location when an object in motion changes from one position to another.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For motion over a given interval of time, the displacement divided by the length of the time interval defines the <a href="/wiki/Average_velocity" class="mw-redirect" title="Average velocity">average velocity</a> (a vector), whose magnitude is the <a href="/wiki/Average_speed" class="mw-redirect" title="Average speed">average speed</a> (a scalar quantity). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formulation">Formulation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Displacement_(geometry)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Formulation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A displacement may be formulated as a <i><a href="/wiki/Relative_position" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative position">relative position</a></i> (resulting from the motion), that is, as the final position <span class="texhtml"><i>x</i><sub>f</sub></span> of a point relative to its initial position <span class="texhtml"><i>x</i><sub>i</sub></span>. The corresponding displacement vector can be defined as the <a href="/wiki/Affine_space#Subtraction_and_Weyl's_axioms" title="Affine space">difference</a> between the final and initial positions: <span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-display mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math display="block" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle s=x_{\textrm {f}}-x_{\textrm {i}}=\Delta {x}}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>s</mi> <mo>=</mo> <msub> <mi>x</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mtext>f</mtext> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> <mo>−</mo> <msub> <mi>x</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mtext>i</mtext> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> <mo>=</mo> <mi mathvariant="normal">Δ</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi>x</mi> </mrow> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle s=x_{\textrm {f}}-x_{\textrm {i}}=\Delta {x}}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/47171f63649e331e6ebfc41f6e5c4f2a12889af1" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-display mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.671ex; width:17.586ex; height:2.509ex;" alt="{\displaystyle s=x_{\textrm {f}}-x_{\textrm {i}}=\Delta {x}}"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rigid_body">Rigid body</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Displacement_(geometry)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rigid body"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In dealing with the motion of a <a href="/wiki/Rigid_body" title="Rigid body">rigid body</a>, the term <i>displacement</i> may also include the <a href="/wiki/Rotation" title="Rotation">rotations</a> of the body. In this case, the displacement of a particle of the body is called <b>linear displacement</b> (displacement along a line), while the rotation of the body is called <i><a href="/wiki/Angular_displacement" title="Angular displacement">angular displacement</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Derivatives">Derivatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Displacement_(geometry)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Derivatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Position_(geometry)#Derivatives" title="Position (geometry)">Position (geometry) § Derivatives</a></div> <p>For a position vector <span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle \mathbf {s} }"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">s</mi> </mrow> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle \mathbf {s} }</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/644ae690160e658898a141e568a7fb0ee6040004" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.338ex; width:1.056ex; height:1.676ex;" alt="{\displaystyle \mathbf {s} }"></span> that is a function of time <span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle t}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>t</mi> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle t}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/65658b7b223af9e1acc877d848888ecdb4466560" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.338ex; width:0.84ex; height:2.009ex;" alt="{\displaystyle t}"></span>, the derivatives can be computed with respect to <span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle t}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mi>t</mi> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle t}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/65658b7b223af9e1acc877d848888ecdb4466560" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.338ex; width:0.84ex; height:2.009ex;" alt="{\displaystyle t}"></span>. The first two derivatives are frequently encountered in physics. </p> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Velocity" title="Velocity">Velocity</a></dt> <dd><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle \mathbf {v} ={\frac {d\mathbf {s} }{dt}}}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">v</mi> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi>d</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">s</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mi>d</mi> <mi>t</mi> </mrow> </mfrac> </mrow> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle \mathbf {v} ={\frac {d\mathbf {s} }{dt}}}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/63c737ee0177240f21cc69f4a65c7470ce6cf005" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -2.005ex; width:7.617ex; height:5.509ex;" alt="{\displaystyle \mathbf {v} ={\frac {d\mathbf {s} }{dt}}}"></span></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Acceleration" title="Acceleration">Acceleration</a></dt> <dd><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle \mathbf {a} ={\frac {d\mathbf {v} }{dt}}={\frac {d^{2}\mathbf {s} }{dt^{2}}}}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">a</mi> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi>d</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">v</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mi>d</mi> <mi>t</mi> </mrow> </mfrac> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mfrac> <mrow> <msup> <mi>d</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msup> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">s</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mi>d</mi> <msup> <mi>t</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </mfrac> </mrow> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle \mathbf {a} ={\frac {d\mathbf {v} }{dt}}={\frac {d^{2}\mathbf {s} }{dt^{2}}}}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/5f90a4c424a78be9b3a3dec8f7115073a954fa6a" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -2.171ex; width:15.123ex; height:6.009ex;" alt="{\displaystyle \mathbf {a} ={\frac {d\mathbf {v} }{dt}}={\frac {d^{2}\mathbf {s} }{dt^{2}}}}"></span></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Jerk_(physics)" title="Jerk (physics)">Jerk</a></dt> <dd><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle \mathbf {j} ={\frac {d\mathbf {a} }{dt}}={\frac {d^{2}\mathbf {v} }{dt^{2}}}={\frac {d^{3}\mathbf {s} }{dt^{3}}}}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">j</mi> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mfrac> <mrow> <mi>d</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">a</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mi>d</mi> <mi>t</mi> </mrow> </mfrac> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mfrac> <mrow> <msup> <mi>d</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msup> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">v</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mi>d</mi> <msup> <mi>t</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </mfrac> </mrow> <mo>=</mo> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mfrac> <mrow> <msup> <mi>d</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> </msup> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mi mathvariant="bold">s</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mi>d</mi> <msup> <mi>t</mi> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </mfrac> </mrow> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle \mathbf {j} ={\frac {d\mathbf {a} }{dt}}={\frac {d^{2}\mathbf {v} }{dt^{2}}}={\frac {d^{3}\mathbf {s} }{dt^{3}}}}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/27c69afe881c512ec9f8c1f746ffc38a6e15996b" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -2.171ex; margin-left: -0.164ex; width:22.311ex; height:6.009ex;" alt="{\displaystyle \mathbf {j} ={\frac {d\mathbf {a} }{dt}}={\frac {d^{2}\mathbf {v} }{dt^{2}}}={\frac {d^{3}\mathbf {s} }{dt^{3}}}}"></span></dd></dl> <p>These common names correspond to terminology used in basic kinematics.<sup id="cite_ref-stewart_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stewart-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By extension, the higher order derivatives can be computed in a similar fashion. Study of these higher order derivatives can improve approximations of the original displacement function. Such higher-order terms are required in order to accurately represent the displacement function as <a href="/wiki/Taylor_series" title="Taylor series">a sum of an infinite series</a>, enabling several analytical techniques in engineering and physics. The fourth order derivative is called <a href="/wiki/Jounce" class="mw-redirect" title="Jounce">jounce</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discussion">Discussion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Displacement_(geometry)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Discussion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In considering motions of objects over time, the instantaneous <a href="/wiki/Velocity" title="Velocity">velocity</a> of the object is the rate of change of the displacement as a function of time. The instantaneous <a href="/wiki/Speed" title="Speed">speed</a>, then, is distinct from velocity, or the <a href="/wiki/Time_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Time rate">time rate</a> of change of the distance travelled along a specific path. The velocity may be equivalently defined as the time rate of change of the position vector. 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(physics)">angular jerk</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i><b>ζ</b></i></span><br />rad<span style="letter-spacing:0.1em"> </span>s<sup>−3</sup></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr style="border-top: 3px double #a2a9b1;"> <th style="font-weight:normal;">M</th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mass" title="Mass">mass</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i>m</i></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Kilogram" title="Kilogram">kg</a></td> <td>weighted position: <span class="texhtml"><i>M</i> ⟨<i>x</i>⟩ = ∑ <i>m</i> <i>x</i></span> </td> <td></td> <th style="font-weight:normal;">ML<sup>2</sup></th> <td><a href="/wiki/Moment_of_inertia" title="Moment of inertia">moment of inertia</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i>I</i></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Kilogram_square_metre" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilogram square metre">kg<span style="letter-spacing:0.1em"> </span>m<sup>2</sup></a></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="font-weight:normal;">MT<sup>−1</sup></th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mass_flow_rate" title="Mass flow rate">Mass flow rate</a>: <span class="texhtml"><span class="mwe-math-element"><span class="mwe-math-mathml-inline mwe-math-mathml-a11y" style="display: none;"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" alttext="{\displaystyle {\dot {m}}}"> <semantics> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mstyle displaystyle="true" scriptlevel="0"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mover> <mi>m</mi> <mo>˙</mo> </mover> </mrow> </mrow> </mstyle> </mrow> <annotation encoding="application/x-tex">{\displaystyle {\dot {m}}}</annotation> </semantics> </math></span><img src="https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/ad59b9876301e8fb75b9ddbf08de594b87251d3b" class="mwe-math-fallback-image-inline mw-invert skin-invert" aria-hidden="true" style="vertical-align: -0.338ex; width:2.04ex; height:2.176ex;" alt="{\displaystyle {\dot {m}}}"></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Kilogram_per_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilogram per second">kg<span style="letter-spacing:0.1em"> </span>s<sup>−1</sup></a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Momentum" title="Momentum">momentum</a>: <span class="texhtml"><b>p</b></span>, <a href="/wiki/Impulse_(physics)" title="Impulse (physics)">impulse</a>: <span class="texhtml"><b>J</b></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Kilogram_metre_per_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilogram metre per second">kg<span style="letter-spacing:0.1em"> </span>m s<sup>−1</sup></a>, <a href="/wiki/Newton_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Newton second">N s</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Action_(physics)" title="Action (physics)">action</a>: <span class="texhtml">𝒮</span>, <a href="/wiki/Absement#Applications" title="Absement">actergy</a>: <span class="texhtml">ℵ</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Kilogram_square_metre_per_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilogram square metre per second">kg<span style="letter-spacing:0.1em"> </span>m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup></a>, <a href="/wiki/Joule-second" title="Joule-second">J s</a></td> <th style="font-weight:normal;">ML<sup>2</sup>T<sup>−1</sup></th> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angular_momentum" title="Angular momentum">angular momentum</a>: <span class="texhtml"><b>L</b></span>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_equations_in_classical_mechanics#Derived_dynamic_quantities" title="List of equations in classical mechanics">angular impulse</a>: <span class="texhtml">Δ<b>L</b></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Kilogram_square_metre_per_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilogram square metre per second">kg<span style="letter-spacing:0.1em"> </span>m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup></a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Action_(physics)" title="Action (physics)">action</a>: <span class="texhtml">𝒮</span>, <a href="/wiki/Absement#Applications" title="Absement">actergy</a>: <span class="texhtml">ℵ</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Kilogram_square_metre_per_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilogram square metre per second">kg<span style="letter-spacing:0.1em"> </span>m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup></a>, <a href="/wiki/Joule-second" title="Joule-second">J s</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="font-weight:normal;">MT<sup>−2</sup></th> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Force" title="Force">force</a>: <span class="texhtml"><b>F</b></span>, <a href="/wiki/Weight" title="Weight">weight</a>: <span class="texhtml"><b>F</b><sub>g</sub></span><br /><span style="margin-right:0.1em;">kg </span> m s<sup>−2</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Newton_(unit)" title="Newton (unit)">N</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Energy" title="Energy">energy</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i>E</i></span>, <a href="/wiki/Work_(physics)" title="Work (physics)">work</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i>W</i></span>, <a href="/wiki/Lagrangian_mechanics" title="Lagrangian mechanics">Lagrangian</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i>L</i></span><br /><span style="margin-right:0.1em;">kg</span> m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−2</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Joule" title="Joule">J</a></td> <th style="font-weight:normal;">ML<sup>2</sup>T<sup>−2</sup></th> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Torque" title="Torque">torque</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i><b>τ</b></i></span>, <a href="/wiki/Torque#Terminology" title="Torque">moment</a>: <span class="texhtml"><b>M</b></span><br /><span style="margin-right:0.1em;">kg</span> m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−2</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Newton-metre" title="Newton-metre">N m</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Energy" title="Energy">energy</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i>E</i></span>, <a href="/wiki/Work_(physics)" title="Work (physics)">work</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i>W</i></span>, <a href="/wiki/Lagrangian_mechanics" title="Lagrangian mechanics">Lagrangian</a>: <span class="texhtml"><i>L</i></span><br /><span style="margin-right:0.1em;">kg</span> m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−2</sup>, <a href="/wiki/Joule" title="Joule">J</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="font-weight:normal;">MT<sup>−3</sup></th> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yank_(physics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yank (physics)">yank</a>: <span class="texhtml"><b>Y</b></span><br /><span 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