Explain the term speed.

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Explanation:
The speed of an object is the magnitude of the rate of change of its position with time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time.
It is a scalar quantity.
It depends on magnitude only.
It does not depend on the direction.
Its SI unit is $m s^{- 1}$ where $m = m e t r e a n d s = s e c o n d$ .

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