Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in Nov. 2009
Speed or accelerated movement presented or displayed by a certain machine, element, person
Generally speaking, it is said that how fast is velocity or that movement accelerated that presents or displays a certain machine, element, person,, among others. For example, “the turbo injection system that my car it gives this one incredible speed ”. "The speed with which my sister runs is impressive, it is difficult for me to catch up."
Someone or something is distinguished by its quality of fast
On the other hand, the word speed is also used a lot in the language current when you want to account that someone or something is distinguished, characterized by its quality of fast... "the Siamese cat stands out among the rest of the species for its fabulous speed when it comes to chasing and hunting its prey".
When the concept is applied to people, it may mean that someone is quick to perform a certain action or movement, for example For example, running, walking, among others, and on the other hand, you may want to indicate that this or that person is very skilled, capable, skillful and agile when it comes to understand,
think topics, subjects, among others.Quick movements and mental speed
That is, the concept of speed used in relation to people can imply the speed of movements and also the mental speed with which it solves a question.
In both cases, it will always be a positive and valued quality since those who have mental speed will be highly appreciated in those levels and contexts in which they are demand In such a way and of course it will also be in matters of movements or the performance of actions, since whoever acts quickly As a characteristic of his way of being, he will be able to react in an agile way in any situation that precisely demands action Quick.
In emergencies, catastrophes, those who have the quality of speed will be the ones with the most chances. to survive and also those who end up assisting in a compliant and effective way to those others who cannot react in that way. way.
This is why it is in these senses of a highly appreciated quality.
The slowness, its opposite
Meanwhile, the slowness, the calm, is the attitude which is directly opposed to speed. The slowness precisely implies a slow and leisurely action in what is carried out in any plane or situation.
The relationship between the distance traveled and the time used to travel it
On the other hand, speed also turns out to be the relationship between distance traveled and the time used to travel it.
In most cases, the aforementioned magnitude it is usually distinguished with the letter v.
The speed, is a magnitude of scalar type with dimensions of length and time, it is measured in the same units with which it is measured at speed, however, does not have its vector character, that is, speed represents precisely the modulus of the haste. Although this term, like another one just mentioned, speed, turns out to be the most appropriate when it comes to wanting or having to refer unequivocally to the module of speed is correct and it is also extremely common to use them as synonyms for speed, even in technical and scientific contexts.
Units of speed include the following: meters per second, kilometers per hour, miles per hour, nautical miles per hour, mach, and speed of light in vacuum.
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