Definition of mean sun
: a fictitious sun used for timekeeping that moves uniformly along the celestial equator and maintains a constant rate of apparent motion equal to the average rate of apparent motion of the real sun
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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The first known use of mean sun was in 1765
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