Definition:Escape Velocity/Also known as

Escape Velocity: Also known as

Escape velocity is more properly known as escape speed, but the former is more usual.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): escape speed (escape velocity)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): escape speed (escape velocity)