mean solar day Comparison Table

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mean solar day comparison table

Subject has definition has value is a kind of is an instance of

day An interval of 86400.51 seconds, unless otherwise indicated. 86400.51 seconds non SI unit

mean solar day The mean length of time between two successive culminations of the Sun (i.e., the mean period from apparent noon to apparent noon). 24^h00^m00^s day

Subject	has definition	has value	is a kind of	is an instance of
day	An interval of 86400.51 seconds, unless otherwise indicated.	86400.51 seconds	non SI unit
mean solar day	The mean length of time between two successive culminations of the Sun (i.e., the mean period from apparent noon to apparent noon).	24^h00^m00^s		day

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