Why is the sun known as a star?

Question: Why is the sun known as a star?
- Keywords:
  star,
  sun
Asked by mikolaj2001 to Ed, Hayley, Jason, Nathan, Sophie on 12 Mar 2013.
- Hayley Evers-King answered on 12 Mar 2013:
  
  The sun is a star by definition i.e. it’s a massive sphere held together by gravity which undergoes nuclear fusion, the same as all other stars in space. “Sun” is just the particular name we have given to our nearest star.

mikolaj2001 commented on 13 Mar 2013:

Thank you for answering my question.

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Question: Why is the sun known as a star?