Talk:extrasolar planet

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extrasolar planet

Bad definition, clear SOP. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 05:50, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

• Maybe a definition isn't needed if it's a synonym. There is also exosolar planet, which is also asserted to be a synonym of exoplanet. If so, both of them should be kept as synonyms. I won't vote "keep" yet. Donnanz (talk) 12:11, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • "extrasolar planet" is a common synonym of "exoplanet" ("exosolar planet"). It is perhaps less common now than it was 10 or more years ago though. I would say to keep it, since the terminology of "extra-" vs. "exo-" can be confusing. Nicole Sharp (talk) 04:01, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
• Keep using the lemmings heuristic; Collins has it[1]. As for the definition being "bad" ("Alternative form of exoplanet"); is the definition inaccurate? I changed "An alternative form of" to "Synonym of". --Dan Polansky (talk) 09:35, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Fine, keep it then. Donnanz (talk) 12:17, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • The terms exosolar and extrasolar are identically synonymous, using two different prefixes for "outside" a solar system. "Extrasolar" (by analogy of "extraterrestrial") was more common in astronomical literature when extrasolar planets were first discovered. When a small handful of extrasolar planets eventually became hundreds of exoplanets, "exosolar" became more common instead (e.g. "exosolar comets"), possibly a backformation from the term "exoplanet." Nicole Sharp (talk) 15:10, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

• Delete --WikiTiki89 16:00, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
• Delete SoP, potentially using either sense of extrasolar. DCDuring TALK 09:16, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

No consensus to delete. bd2412 T 05:12, 7 November 2015 (UTC)