anomalistic
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“We build a statistical profile around what good normal looks like. We can see, based on the data the bank has, if something is normal behaviour, or anomalistic and out of kilter.”
From BBC • May 22, 2024
But 2,300 solar years is an exact number, not only of lunations, but also of "anomalistic" months.
From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)
The anomalistic revolution of a planet or other heavenly body is the revolution between two consecutive passages through the pericentre.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
This in the earth's orbit produces the anomalistic year.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
If we take the mean of these three periods, that is to say 840,057 days, as being the cycle, it brings into harmony the day, the anomalistic month, the ordinary month, and the solar year.
From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)
