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percolation

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


NOUN
seepage
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Such calculations could ultimately improve scientists' understanding of complex processes like turbulence and percolation.

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

Directed percolation: a process where connections or flows occur in a specific direction, often used to model the spread of substances through a medium.

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

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

From Scientific American • Sep. 25, 2023

This wadi, which is some 63 m. long, obtains water by percolation from the Nile.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various




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