Statement: ... "A 'planet' should be define by what an object is and not by its dynamics."
- This statement is not consistent with what historically has been done.
- From astronomical reference: ...
- From dictionaries:...
- While the astronomical community might decide to do this, it is a radical shift from the past.
- The IAU definition basically keeps the historical definitions - it refines them.
- The 'roundness' definition flies in the face of historical precedent.
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