Difference between Distance and Displacement

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Distance is the length of the path actually traveled by a body in any direction.
Displacement is the shortest distance between the initial and final positions of a body in the direction of the point of the final position.
Distance between two given points depends upon the path chosen.Displacement between two points is measured by the straight path between the points.
Distance is always positiveDisplacement may be positive as well as negative and even zero.
Distance is a scalar quantity.Displacement is a vector quantity
Distance will never decrease.Displacement may decrease.
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