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percolation

[pur-kuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌpɜr kəˈleɪ ʃən /


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If "percolation" makes you think of your morning coffee, it provides a useful example here.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

And this best cup of coffee occurs at what is known as the directed percolation transition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

Although the Hof group had demonstrated directed percolation in a circular geometry, what happens in an open geometry like a pipe remained unclear.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

It turns out that the percolation threshold is analogous to the critical temperature.

From Scientific American • Sep. 25, 2023

Turning the pot upside down the percolation takes place very slowly and no aroma is lost.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)




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