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by cortesoft 3446 days ago
It is also a pretty well known term in other fields, and was long before agile software development came around.
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In this case, other context clues tell us that the article means 'velocity as in software development'.

Agile, for example, is another general term that has a fairly specific meaning in this context.

If you overhear someone in a park say "Oh, you guys are agile? What's your average velocity?" would you assume they are talking about athletics or software development?