Drift changes the mean position and leaves spread as a separate claim. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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Drift moves the mean

Drift speed 2 metres per second for 3 seconds gives mean position 6 metres.

23=62\cdot3=6
Drift and diffusion ledgerDrift moves the mean while diffusion widens the spread.meanspread

Diffusion is not the mean shift

The drift vector carries 6 metres; the spread claim is checked separately.

6 m mean shift6\ \text{m mean shift}
Drift and diffusion ledgerDrift moves the mean while diffusion widens the spread.meanspread