Total Displacement

Definition

Total displacement measures the overall change in position of an object from an initial time to a final time. It takes into account both magnitude and direction.

Related terms

Net Displacement: Net displacement refers to the overall change in position after considering both positive and negative displacements separately.

Magnitude:

Magnitude represents the size or length of a vector quantity, such as displacement.

Vector Quantity: A vector quantity has both magnitude and direction, like displacement.