When is an object said to be in motion? What is meant by the description of an object's motion?

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(N/A) Motion is relative. An object is said to be in motion with respect to another object if its position changes with time with respect to that object.
The motion of an object can be described by determining its displacement,velocity,and acceleration at different points in time.

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