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。