Definition of Pertorbation
Per`tur*ba"tion (?), n. [L.
perturbatio: cf. F. perturbation.] 1.
The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp.,
agitation of mind.
2. (Astron.) A disturbance in the
regular elliptic or other motion of a heavenly body, produced by some
force additional to that which causes its regular motion; as, the
perturbations of the planets are caused by their attraction on
each other. Newcomb.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Agitation; the state of being perturbed
- A small change in a physical system
- (physics), (astronomy) Variation in an orbit due to the influence of external bodies
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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