Position and Displacement

Core Sentence / 核心句

Position is a vector from the chosen origin; displacement is the change from initial to final position.

中文理解:位置依赖原点,位移只比较末位置与初位置,不记录中间走过的路径。

Formula / 公式

Contrast / 对比

  • displacement: vector, endpoint-dependent
  • distance: scalar, path-dependent

Watch Out / 易错点

回到起点时 displacement 为零,但 distance 不为零。

Mentioned In / 出现位置

Connected Notes / 连接