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mean element comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
orbital quantity	quantity	A quantity used for calculating orbits
mean element	orbital quantity	One of several elements of an adopted reference orbit (see elements, orbital) that approximates the actual, perturbed orbit. Mean elements may serve as the basis for calculating perturbations.

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