At every instant, it's got a location given by the vector R; R itself is contained in a pair of numbers, x and y, and they vary with time.

在每一个瞬时,它的位置由位矢 R 给出,R 本身包含了一对坐标值 x 和 y,并且它们都随着时间的变化而变化

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