does displacement equal to distance
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Distance and displacement are different quantities, but they are related. ... Since the displacement is measured along the shortest path between two points, its magnitude is always less than or equal to the distance.
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Distance can refer to the magnitude of displacement, or it can refer to the length of the path taken from one point to another. To clarify, people sometimes use the term distance traveled when they mean path length.
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