horsepower vs velocity

horsepower

noun
  • Power derived from the motion of a horse. 

  • Strength. 

  • A nonmetric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts. 

  • A metric unit (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts. 

velocity

noun
  • Rapidity of motion. 

  • A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component. 

  • The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time. 

  • The rate of occurrence. 

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