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An Algol binary is a <semidetached binary> in which an evolved, less massive <donor star> fills its <Roche lobe> while its more massive <mass gainer> remains near the <main sequence>. <Binary mass-ratio reversal> resolves the <Algol paradox>. Eclipsing members commonly have <Algol variable> light curves, but that observational class also includes detached systems.


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An Algol variable is an <eclipsing binary> with well-separated eclipse minima and relatively little variation between eclipses. This light-curve classification includes detached systems as well as interacting <Algol binaries>; it does not by itself imply <Roche-lobe overflow>.


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