Mars effect

proper noun

A purported statistical correlation between a person's athletic success and the position of the planet Mars relative to the horizon at the time and place of their birth.

Meanings

proper nounthe Mars effect
  1. astrologyA purported statistical correlation between a person's athletic success and the position of the planet Mars relative to the horizon at the time and place of their birth.
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APA

Mars effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mars%20effect

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“Mars effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mars%20effect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mars effect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mars%20effect.

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