what is the difference between velocity and drift velocity

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Manish Ramachandran | Contributor-Level 10

2010-10-07 16:19:12

velocity is the rate of change of displacement (position). It is a vector physical quantity; both magnitude and direction are required to define it. The scalar absolute value (magnitude) of velocity is speed, a quantity that is measured in meters per second (m/s or ms1) when using the SI (metric) sy