Just to clarify, the quote about "absolute position" came from an online source - my book defines position as a vector and does not mention "absolute position". The quote just made me think I had misunderstood the book, so I wanted to check here.
sk1105 - That's what I thought. Thanks very much...
Hello,
I am self-studying an introductory mechanics textbook and while I feel I understand the material there pretty well, I came across across an online definition of position which seems at odds with the explanations and definitions in my book.
The definition that confused me is:
""Position...