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Why does a white dwarf sometimes go 'nova' and sometimes supernova (type 1a)?

Obviously, when a white dwarf goes truly supernova, there is nothing left, not even, I have heard, a neutron star or black hole... But when certain white dwarf stars accrete certain amounts or types ...
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