Define velocity. State its unit.

The velocity of a body is the distance travelled per second by the body in a specified direction.

It is a vector quantity.

$\text{S.I. unit of velocity} = \dfrac{\text{metre}}{\text{second}} = \dfrac{\text{m}}{\text{s}} \\[0.5em] \text{C.G.S. unit of velocity} = \dfrac{\text{centimetre}}{\text{second}} = \dfrac{\text{cm}}{\text{s}} \\[0.5em]$.