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What is a trajectory?

What is a trajectory? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (astronomy) The path of a body as it travels through space.
  2. (cybernetics) The ordered set of intermediate states assumed by a dynamical system as a result of time evolution.
  3. Metaphorically, a course of development, such as that of a war or career.
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The rocket burn sent SpaceShipOne on a trajectory that sent it climbing for almost a minute after the engine shut down.
By coming so close to earth, the gravitational field will alter its trajectory ever so slightly.
First, the flight trajectory will obviously depend on the way in which a bird will enter its nest site.
Moreover, he says, it looks as if African nationalism is bent on the same self-destructive trajectory as its predecessor.
A serious drama should be like a swimmer diving into a pool and swimming to the other side in one smooth, perfect trajectory.
The ball's trajectory eventually led him to the Herschel Basin, a meteor impact crater, which is where he finally crash-landed.

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