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intrinsic variable
A variable star whose changes in brightness are due to actual fluctuations in the luminosity of the star itself, not to external processes or accidents of geoemtry as in the case of an extrinsic variable.
Related entry
• variable stars
Related category
• TYPES OF STAR
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