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Magnitude means size. Direction means which way something is going. We use these ideas when talking about vectors like force and velocity. Velocity is speed in a particular direction. If 2 objects are travelling at a speed of 5 miles per hour, but one is going north and the other is going east, then they have different velocities.

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