{
  "id": "velocity-calculator",
  "version": "20.13.0",
  "name": "Average Velocity from Position Change",
  "shortName": "Average signed velocity",
  "description": "Divide signed position change by elapsed time to find average velocity over an interval.",
  "category": "Science & Engineering",
  "categorySlug": "science-engineering",
  "keywords": [
    "velocity"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "migrated",
  "migratedDate": "2026-09-10",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/velocity-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.13.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-10",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/science/velocity-time/",
    "definition": "/science/velocity-time/definition.json",
    "schema": "/science/velocity-time/schema.json",
    "llms": "/science/velocity-time/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/science/velocity-time/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/science/velocity-time/?startPos=12&endPos=102&time=9",
  "queryParameters": {
    "startPos": {
      "label": "Initial Position (m)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 0
    },
    "endPos": {
      "label": "Final Position (m)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 100
    },
    "time": {
      "label": "Time Interval (s)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 10
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "startPos",
      "label": "Initial Position (m)",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "endPos",
      "label": "Final Position (m)",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "time",
      "label": "Time Interval (s)",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 10
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "velocity",
      "label": "Average signed velocity (m/s)",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "displacement",
      "label": "Signed displacement (m)",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": false,
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "kmh",
      "label": "Average signed velocity (km/h)",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": false,
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "mph",
      "label": "Average signed velocity (mph)",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": false,
      "digits": 6
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Average velocity = (end position − start position) / elapsed time.",
    "note": "Elapsed time must be positive. Position change does not reveal the total path length or the final instantaneous velocity."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Worked example: A ninety-metre position change",
      "inputs": {
        "startPos": 12,
        "endPos": 102,
        "time": 9
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [],
  "publicSlug": "velocity-time",
  "namespace": "science",
  "countries": []
}