Is 's' in Physics Notation Referring to Arc Length or Speed?

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Equation 1

##\frac {d\vec T} {ds}##

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s=arc length=∫|v|dt

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|v|=speed

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ds/dt = |v|

(distance/time)Does the s from the notation of arc length or the notation of speed? derivative of arc length vs derivative of speed

I am getting confused because ds was referred to as distance in a video I watched, and I thought the s stood for the derivative of the arc length, but speed (s) is also being used around the textbook.
 
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the s(t) is notation for the distance traveled, therefore, the change in distance with respect to time is the speed, as opposed to the velocity, which is displacement over time.
 
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