average velocity
nounUK /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ vəˈlɒs.ə.ti/
US /ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/
Average velocity is how fast something moves in a certain direction when you look at the whole trip.
The car's average velocity was 60 miles per hour north during the two-hour drive.
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2. The total displacement divided by the total time taken, a vector quantity.
Average velocity equals displacement divided by elapsed time.
3. In everyday use, the typical speed of a moving object over a period.
The average velocity of the train was about 80 kilometers per hour.
4. The constant velocity that would produce the same displacement in the same time.
We can replace the changing motion with its average velocity for simple calculations.