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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _less_or_close(a, value, **kwargs):
 r"""Compare values for less or close to boolean masks. Returns a boolean mask for values less than or equal to a target within a specified absolute or relative tolerance (as in :func:`numpy.isclose`). Parameters a : array-like Array of values to be compared value : float Comparison value Returns ------- array-like Boolean array where values are less than or nearly equal to value. """

    return (a < value) | np.isclose(a, value, **kwargs)