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mean anomaly

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noun

Astronomy.
  1. the anomaly of a mean planet; the angular distance of the planet from perihelion or aphelion.


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Its amount is the correction which must be applied positively or negatively to the mean anomaly in order to obtain the true anomaly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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