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Displacement Vectors
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Note that "$\Delta x$" does not mean $\Delta\times x$ here. $\Delta$ means "change" or "difference", and $\Delta x$ is the change in the object's position from one moment to the next.
The arrows between the dots are called displacement vectors, and are usually represented by the symbol $\Delta x$.
Displacement
\(\Delta x\)
mHere are some more examples of motion diagrams.
![](Figures/reverse.png)
A car comes to a stop and then goes in reverse. The late dots are shifted downward to avoid overlap and confusion.