code: def _greater_or_close(a, value, **kwargs):
      r
      return (a > value) | np.isclose(a, value, **kwargs)
docs: r"""Compare values for greater or close to boolean masks.
  
      Returns a boolean mask for values greater 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 greater than or nearly equal to value.