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Speed is the rate of change of position per unit time. The dimension is Length / Time. Common units are meters per second, miles per hour, feet per second. Velocity is nearly the same (same dimensions), except that velocity is a vector, meaning that it has direction as well.


Now acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. It also is a vector. Its dimensions are Length/(time^2). Typical units are meters/sec^2 and feet/sec^2.

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