Six degrees of freedom

Alright kiddo, have you ever played with a toy car that can move in all directions - back and forth, left and right, up and down, and also rotate or tilt? That's what we call 6 degrees of freedom.

In simple words, it means that an object can move in six different ways or directions. Imagine you are sitting on a swing, and you can move your body back and forth, side to side, and even rotate around its axis. That's also an example of 6 degrees of freedom.

In real life, we use this term while talking about how something moves in space, like a rocket or an airplane. They can move forward and backward, up and down, left and right, and also tilt or rotate around three axes.

The three axes are X, Y, and Z. Think of them as imaginary lines at right angles to each other. Now, when an object moves along these axes, it can change its direction and orientation, which we call the six degrees of freedom.

So, to sum it up, six degrees of freedom means the ability of an object to move in six different directions, up and down, back and forth, left and right, and also to rotate or tilt around three axes. It's like having superpowers for motion!