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(on a time scale of a century, that is, slow compared to annual motion) of planetary orbits, according to Lagrange's theory of oscillations.

Secular equation

Secular equation may have several meanings.

* In linear algebra it is sometimes used in place of characteristic equation.
* In astronomy it is the algebraic or numerical expression of the magnitude of the inequalities in a planet's motion

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