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proportional navigation

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uncountable A form of navigation used by homing missiles, based on the fact that two vehicles are on a collision course when their direct line of sight does not change direction as the range closes.
Similar: pro nav, PN

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@misc{proportional_navigation_2026,
  title = {proportional navigation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proportional%20navigation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}