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The drift speed is defined as `v_(d)=(Delta l//Delta t)`where `(Delta l)is the distance drifted in a long time `(Delta t).`Why don't we define the drift speed as the limit of `(Delta l//Delta t)`as (Delta t (rarr)0)?

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