\begin{table}%t3
\caption{\label{tab3}Number of variable objects found in the ONC ($\sim$1~Myr) by this study and in NGC~2264 ($\sim$2~Myr) by~L2004.}
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\begin{tabular}{c|ccc|c} 
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VarFlag$^a$&\multicolumn{3}{c|}{ONC ($\sim$1 Myr)} & NGC 2264 ($\sim$2 Myr)\\
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& $R< R_{\rm cluster}$ & $R > R_{\rm cluster}$ & Total & Total\\
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PV & 196 & 291 & 487 & 405\\
IV & 335 & 473 & 808 & 184\\
All stars& 847 & 2061 & 2908 & 10554\\
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\end{tabular}}
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$^a$ As in Table~\ref{tab1}, PV are periodic variables and IV~irregular variables. All stars include the total number of monitored stars independently of whether they are variables or~not.
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