equations of time

A form of equation of time — The discrepancy between two kinds of solar time: the apparent solar time, which directly tracks the motion of the Sun, and mean solar time, which tracks a theoretical "mean" Sun with noons that are twenty-four hours apart.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of equation of time
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