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Hello, shall we rename this category to "Units of speed"? Velocity is a vector quantity, and speed is the magnitude of velocity. Units are attached to the scalar quantity, speed. When a velocity is stated with some units, the units are attached to the magnitude in each direction (customarily unit basis vectors). I don't see that there's any precision that's gained by referring to "units of velocity" rather than "units of speed". Thoughts? Regards, Wile E. Heresiarch 16:01, 26 Jun 2004 (UTC)
[1] as well as the SI webpage [2] ian cairns 00:28, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)
I agree that given the articles within this category, it should say 'speed' rather than 'velocity'. Bobblewik (talk) 17:32, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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Hello, shall we rename this category to "Units of speed"? Velocity is a vector quantity, and speed is the magnitude of velocity. Units are attached to the scalar quantity, speed. When a velocity is stated with some units, the units are attached to the magnitude in each direction (customarily unit basis vectors). I don't see that there's any precision that's gained by referring to "units of velocity" rather than "units of speed". Thoughts? Regards, Wile E. Heresiarch 16:01, 26 Jun 2004 (UTC)
[1] as well as the SI webpage [2] ian cairns 00:28, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)
I agree that given the articles within this category, it should say 'speed' rather than 'velocity'. Bobblewik (talk) 17:32, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)