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  • adjective mathematics Having the form of, or some characteristics of the form of, a Gompertz curve

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For Benjamin Gompertz, English mathematician

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  • Another example of a growth with a carrying capacity is a Gompertzian type growth As mentioned before, the term F reflects implicitly both division and death properties of uninfected tumor cells.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Dominik Wodarz et al. 2009

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