State whether the following statement is true or false:
$A$ body is said to be at rest if it does not change its position with respect to its reference point.

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(TRUE) The statement is True.
Definition: An object is said to be at rest if its position does not change with respect to a fixed reference point (or frame of reference) as time passes.

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