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The Sigma-D relation, also known as the \(\Sigma-D\) relation or the \(\Sigma-D\) correlation, is a concept in astrophysics and cosmology that describes a relationship between the surface density of galaxies (or their stellar components) and their dynamical properties, particularly their rotational velocity or other measures of mass distribution.

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