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    <h2 class="hasAnchor" id="arguments"><a class="anchor" href="#arguments"></a>Arguments</h2>
    <table class="ref-arguments">
    <colgroup><col class="name" /><col class="desc" /></colgroup>
    <tr>
      <th>validate_args</th>
      <td><p>Logical, default FALSE. Whether to validate input with asserts. If validate_args is
FALSE, and the inputs are invalid, correct behavior is not guaranteed.</p></td>
    </t