Differentiate uniform linear motion and uniform circular motion.

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Step 1: The difference between uniform linear motion and uniform circular motion is as follows:
uniform linear motion
uniform circular motion
Uniform linear motion exhibits only in one dimension.
Displacement can never be zero in uniform linear motion.
The magnitude and direction of velocity remains the same in uniform linear motion.
Uniform circular motion is a two dimensional motion.
Displacement may or may not be zero in a uniform circular motion.
The magnitude of velocity remains the same but its direction continuously changes in a uniform circular motion.

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uniform linear motion	uniform circular motion
Uniform linear motion exhibits only in one dimension. Displacement can never be zero in uniform linear motion. The magnitude and direction of velocity remains the same in uniform linear motion.	Uniform circular motion is a two dimensional motion. Displacement may or may not be zero in a uniform circular motion. The magnitude of velocity remains the same but its direction continuously changes in a uniform circular motion.