# Foot per second

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The **foot per second** (plural **feet per second**) is a [unit](/source/Physical_unit) of both [speed](/source/Speed) (scalar) and [velocity](/source/Velocity) (vector quantity, which includes direction).[1] It expresses the [distance](/source/Distance) in [feet](/source/Foot_(unit)) (**ft**) traveled or displaced, divided by the [time](/source/Time) in [seconds](/source/Second) (**s**).[2]

The corresponding unit in the [International System of Units](/source/International_System_of_Units) (SI) is the [meter per second](/source/Metre_per_second).

Abbreviations include **ft/s**, **fps**, and the scientific notation **ft s−1**.[1]

## See also

- [Foot per second squared](/source/Foot_per_second_squared), a corresponding unit of acceleration.
- [Feet per minute](/source/Feet_per_minute)

## References

1. ["What is foot per second (ft/s or ft/sec)? - Definition from WhatIs.com"](http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/foot-per-second-ft-s-or-ft-sec). *WhatIs.com*

1. ["What is a speed unit foot per second (ft/sec)?"](https://www.aqua-calc.com/what-is/speed/foot-per-second). Aqua-Calc. Retrieved 2018-06-02.

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