Unit 1 Terms
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Scalar
Number/measurement/quantity with no direction
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Vector
Number/measurement/quantity with direction
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Position
Specific point in physical space relative to an origin
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Displacement/distance
Change in an object’s position, the difference between two positions
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Time
A specific moment (in time) from an origin in the temporal dimension
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Elapsed time
Change in time, the difference between two times
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Ratio
Rate at which one value changes with respect to another
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What do ratios describe?
Change in a generalized way
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What makes some ratios useful in science?
They don’t change
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