Talk:Displacement

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Could someone explain in what sense the meter is the SI standard unit for displacement vectors? The meter is obviously the SI standard for measuring the distance component of the vector, but isn't the radian or something the SI standard for measuring the direction component?

The meter is in itself a scalar, not a vector. It is therefore the unit for the magnitude (length) of a vector, not its direction -TD

I understand the meter part but what does the rest mean?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheristhebest (talk • contribs) 18:36, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

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I UNDERSTAND THE THINGS BUT WHATS UP WITH THE DISPLACEMENT. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.146.13.51 (talk) 22:14, 10 April 2008 (UTC)