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At some point, the neighborhood is cleared enough that the body is said to be "dynamically dominant" (Stern's words).
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Where are you quoting Stern's words from? As near as I can tell, you are misinterpreting them. Perhaps there is another context that I have not seen. Mostly, I'm just using the works cited by you in this thread.
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The point is that the relative differences between Earth and Mercury are insignificant compared to the least-cleared planet and the most-cleared non-planet -- by five orders of magnitude. There is a qualitative jump made at that point, and that is where the IAU has drawn the line for planethood.
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The difference between Jupiter and Mars is six orders of magnitude.
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And to say someone is hypocritical on a particular issue is not the grand slur you make it out to be.
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That aside, I still think it is unfounded.