as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
the velocity of light is about 186,000 miles per second
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Scalable Infrastructure: To handle the volume and velocity of conversational data, organizations must adopt scalable storage and compute solutions.
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Mandar Khoje, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
His outstanding velocity at such a young age has inevitably drawn comparisons with Ohtani, but the similarities do not end there.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Friedman said Sasaki first popped up on the Dodgers’ radar six years ago, when his athletic frame and heavy velocity caught the attention of their international scouts while Sasaki was still in high school.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
After entering through the atmosphere, Herd told CBC News, the meteorite traveled at terminal velocity — about the same speed as a rock dropped from an airplane, before landing in the small community of Marshfield.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Mandar Khoje, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
His outstanding velocity at such a young age has inevitably drawn comparisons with Ohtani, but the similarities do not end there.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Friedman said Sasaki first popped up on the Dodgers’ radar six years ago, when his athletic frame and heavy velocity caught the attention of their international scouts while Sasaki was still in high school.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
After entering through the atmosphere, Herd told CBC News, the meteorite traveled at terminal velocity — about the same speed as a rock dropped from an airplane, before landing in the small community of Marshfield.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Velocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velocity. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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