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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Rate of motion
The phrase 'rate of motion' means 'speed' of motion correct?
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"rate of motion" means "speed", yes.
- "rate of motion" means "speed", yes.
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The more common expression is "rate of speed." I rarely hear "rate of motion."
I'd expect the question to be, "The phrase 'rate of motion' means 'rate of speed'." Correct?
As MrWordy implies, "speed" and "rate of speed" are often used interchangeably.
"Speed of motion" is also rare.
Google hits:
rate of speed 28,800,000
I'd expect the question to be, "The phrase 'rate of motion' means 'rate of speed'." Correct?
As MrWordy implies, "speed" and "rate of speed" are often used interchangeably.
"Speed of motion" is also rare.
Google hits:
rate of speed 28,800,000
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AvangiAs MrWordy implies, "speed" and "rate of speed" are often used interchangeably.I don't think I did ... I didn't mention "rate of speed". To me, "rate of speed" is a bit of an abomination and hardly makes any sense.
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Mr WordyI don't think I didSorry to put words in your mouth.
It occurred to me afterward that perhaps you were taking the poster's quotes as excluding what followed.
I guess my original thinking was that neither "rate of motion" nor "speed of motion" are commonly used, but Google turned up a few of each.
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