velocity

Summary

velocity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,575 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• velocity is credited with the discovery of Pierre Varignon^[2].
• velocity followed displacement^[3].
• velocity was followed by acceleration^[4].
• velocity is a type of vector quantity^[5].
• velocity is a type of ISQ derived quantity^[6].
• velocity is a type of physical quantity^[7].
• velocity's Commons category is recorded as Velocity^[8].
• velocity comprises speed^[9].
• velocity comprises orientation^[10].
• velocity's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Velocity^[11].
• velocity's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time^[12].
• velocity's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-3:2019 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time^[13].
• velocity's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• velocity's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[15].
• velocity's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[16].
• velocity's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[17].
• velocity's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/velocity^[18].
• velocity's different from is recorded as speed^[19].
• velocity's different from is recorded as proper velocity^[20].
• velocity's different from is recorded as average speed^[21].
• velocity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[22].
• velocity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].
• velocity's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].
• velocity's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as metre per second^[25].
• velocity's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilometre per hour^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include vector quantity^[5], ISQ derived quantity^[6], and physical quantity^[7].

Use and Application

Components include speed^[9] and orientation^[10].

Why It Matters

velocity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,575 views/month).^[1] velocity has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] velocity is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]