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Amplitude
(1) The difference between the greatest value of a quantity and its average value. Distinguished from range, which is the difference between the greatest value and the least value.
(2) The angle, at an observer, measured in a horizontal plane from east or west to a celestial body. The term is used in this sense only for bodies whose centres are on the celestial horizon, and is prefixed with E if the body is rising and W if it is setting. It is given the prefix N or S to agree with the body's declination.
(3) Angular distance north or south of the prime vertical.
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