Displacement is a vector quantity in physics.

Quick Scoop

  • Displacement measures how far and in what direction an object’s position has changed from its initial point to its final point.
  • Because it has both magnitude (how much) and direction (which way), it is classified as a vector quantity, not a scalar.
  • In symbols, displacement is often written as Δx\Delta xΔx or Δs\Delta sΔs, and its SI unit is the meter.

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