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ellipse comparison table

Subject	has parameter	is a kind of	has domain	has amplitude	has period	has synonym	has definition
circle		ellipse					An ellipse possessing but one focus.
elliptical orbit	orbital element	harmonic motion	physics	equal to the semimajor axis	proportional to the orbital period	periodic motion

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