sidereal year Comparison Table

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sidereal year comparison table

Subject is an instance of is a kind of has definition

year time unit A period of time based on the revolution of the Earth around the Sun.

sidereal year year A period of time based on the revolution of the Earth around the Sun, where a year is defined as the mean period of revolution with respect to the background stars.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has definition
year		time unit	A period of time based on the revolution of the Earth around the Sun.
sidereal year	year		A period of time based on the revolution of the Earth around the Sun, where a year is defined as the mean period of revolution with respect to the background stars.

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