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What are some similarities between distance and displacement

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distance means amount of space between two things or two people.  displacement means moving something from its place or position. they both have the prefix dis. 
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Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to "how much ground an object has covered" during its motion.

Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to "how far out of place an object is"; it is the object's overall change in position.

Hope this helps!
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