hastighet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hastig +‎ -het

Noun

hastighet f or m (definite singular hastigheta or hastigheten, indefinite plural hastigheter, definite plural hastighetene)

  1. speed, velocity

Derived terms
Terms derived from hastighet

References

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Noun

hastighet c

  1. velocity

Declension
Declension of hastighet 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hastighet hastigheten hastigheter hastigheterna
Genitive hastighets hastighetens hastigheters hastigheternas

Compounds

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Usage notes

In mathematics and physics, hastighet (velocity) is a vector quantity, while fart (speed) is a scalar, namely the size of the velocity vector. In colloquial speech, both terms can be used interchangeably.

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