Mathematical process leading to a model of transport of a substance
in terms of compartments and rate constants, usually taking the form
where each exponential term represents one experiment.

is the
substance concentration;

,

,… are proportionality constants;

,

,…
are rate constants; and

is time.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 1033
(Glossary of terms used in toxicokinetics (IUPAC Recommendations 2003))
on page 1045
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