Instantaneous velocity / average velocity question

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If the average velocity of an object during the time interval from $t$ to $t + ∆t$ is denoted as: $$\frac{s(t + ∆t) - s(t)}{∆t}$$

then the instantaneous velocity can be estimated by making $∆t$ as close to zero as possible.

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Yes, the limit of the average velocity $$\frac{s(t + ∆t) - s(t)}{∆t}$$

as ∆t approaches zero is exactly what is called instantaneous velocity.