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source: Has model / approximation; target: Model / approximation of
Authored annotation
eliminates short-lived intermediates
Authored explanation
The steady-state approximation reduces mechanism equations when selected intermediates remain at low, slowly varying concentrations.
How to interpret this relation type
The target is a model, idealization, restricted ansatz, approximation scheme, phenomenological fit, or historical representation used for the source system or theory. It need not have a universal small error parameter and is not thereby a controlled limit or effective theory. The edge label and detail must identify the precise status.