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title: "What does displacement mean in the context of motion?"
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# What does displacement mean in the context of motion?

What does displacement mean in the context of motion?

- **A.** How far out of place the object ends up compared to where it began
- **B.** The total ground covered during the motion
- **C.** The direction the object travels
- **D.** The scalar of velocity

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