Re:Astronomers discover new quiescent galaxy
by denton-scratch on Thursday September 07, 2023 @10:45AM
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A "progenitor" is an ancestor; it means that the quiescent galaxy "plausibly" turns into an elliptical galaxy.
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Re:Astronomers discover new quiescent galaxy
by zuminator on Thursday September 07, 2023 @11:32AM
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In this case precursor might be more precise than ancestor.
Re:Astronomers discover new quiescent galaxy
by denton-scratch on Thursday September 07, 2023 @11:48AM
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Agreed; I knew there was something wrong with "ancestor" when I typed it.
[Edit] A progenitor is literally an ancestor; I answered GP's question. It's "progenitor" that should instead be "precursor", in the featured article.