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Geschwindigkeit > Meter je Sekunde > Foot per Second (en)

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FSFoot per Second (en)  

Definition

  • $\ extit{foot per second}$ (plural $\ extit{feet per second}$) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector quantity, which includes direction). It expresses the distance in feet ($ft$) traveled or displaced, divided by the time in seconds ($s$, or $sec$). The corresponding unit in the International System of Units (SI) is the $\ extit{metre per second}$. Abbreviations include $ft/s$, $ft/sec$ and $fps$, and the rarely used scientific notation $ft\\,s$.

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Notation

  • 0112/2///62720#UAA449
  • FS
  • [ft_i]/s
  • [ft_i].s-1
  • ft/s

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https://vocab.sentier.dev/units/unit/FT-PER-SEC

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