document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=566382>Question 566382</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is an object's change in position relative to a reference point called </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that distance is not the same thing as displacement, as distance represents the total distance travelled by a path, while displacement represents only the change in position (e.g. the shortest possible distance between two points). </SPAN>\n" );
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