 Hill activation function (source code)

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= Hill activation function
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{title2=$h(u;K,n)=u^n/(K^n+u^n)$}

A <Hill activation function> is an increasing saturating input function for phenomenological <regulation of gene expression>. For positive $K,n$, its value is one-half at $u=K$. The <Hill coefficient> controls steepness; it need not equal a literal molecular binding-site count.

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