JEE Physics
JEEPhysicsKinematicsClass 11

What is the difference between average velocity and instantaneous velocity?

Average velocity is displacement over a time interval; instantaneous velocity is the value at one exact moment.

Average velocity is displacement over a time interval; instantaneous velocity is the value at one exact moment. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

Key point

average velocity vs instantaneous velocity

Tap to watch or see it right here — the app stays open (it only opens a quick search if nothing embeddable is found).

More on Kinematics