An objects velocity can be described by its acceleration and direction.

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Explanation:

Speed is a description of how fast an object moves; velocity is how fast and in what direction it moves. ... When we say a car travels at 60 km/h, we are specifying its speed. When we say a car moves at 60 km/h to the north, we are specifying its velocity.

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.