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| Sun nuclear time scale comparison table | ||||
| Subject | is an instance of | is a kind of | has value | has definition |
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| nuclear time scale | time | Time required for a star to evolve a significant distance off the main sequence; the time it takes a star to convert all its available hydrogen into helium. | ||
| Sun nuclear time scale | nuclear time scale | 1010 years. | Time required for the Sun to evolve a significant distance off the main sequence; the time it takes the Sun to convert all its available hydrogen into helium. |