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instantaneous speed
the speed of an object at a particular instant in time

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wave speed

the speed at which a wave travels. wave speed = wavelength x frequency..

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speed

is the rate at which an object moves. How fast an object is in the distance covered.. total distance divided by total time . the distance covered per unit time.it is a scalar quantity,that is,it has size or magnititude only.it's unit is km/h or m/s.. the rate of displacement of an object that is moving. . a distance covered in a certain amount of time. how fast something goes . a drug that makes you do dumb things.. `

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speed

is the rate at which an object moves. How fast an object is in the distance covered.. total distance divided by total time . the distance covered per unit time.it is a scalar quantity,that is,it has size or magnititude only.it's unit is km/h or m/s.. the rate of displacement of an object that is moving.

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drift speed

The speed at which charge moves through a cross-sectional area despite the collisions it has with the atoms of the material.

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average speed

total distance covered divided by the time.

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