What is the difference between distance and displacement?

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Distance is the total length covered by an object, while displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions.

Distance is a scalar quantity, while displacement is a vector quantity.
Distance is always positive or zero, while displacement can be positive, negative, or zero.
Distance depends on the path taken, while displacement only considers the initial and final positions.
For example, if a person walks 10 meters forward and then 5 meters backward, the distance covered is 15 meters, but the displacement is only 5 meters backward.

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Mass is a fundamental measurement of how much matter on object contains. weight is a measurement of the gravitational force on an object

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1) Distance : The length of path covered by a moving object. Irrespective of the direction in which object is moving
1) Displacement : The shortest distance from initial position of an object to its final position

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Distance is a scalar quantity whereas displacement is a vector quantity .

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