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What does penetration mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]
  2. The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment. [from 17th c.]
  3. (blackjack) A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.
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It has saturation penetration in Derry city and parts of Donegal, bringing in strong advertising revenue.
We all know that console add-on devices usually perform VERY poorly in terms of penetration rate into the actual console market.
When we are asleep, thalamic neurons prevent penetration of sensory information upward to the cortex.
This volume of rain should ensure penetration and saturation ample enough to provide some run-off.
Doxycycline is a tetracycline derivative that exhibits excellent penetration into follicles and sebaceous glands.
An example of this occurred when a company was asked to compare the resistance of several surgical masks to blood penetration.

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