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Bailey type comparison table

Subject	has amplitude	has definition
RRab star	larger than RRc star	A sub-class of Bailey type RR Lyrae variables, having asymmetric light curves of large amplitude.
RRc star	smaller than RRa star	RR Lyr star characterised by equally long rise and fall time. This type has the smallest amplitude

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