How does dry air diffuse in humid air?

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Recently I got a dehumidifier, and it made me think about properties of water vapor or lack thereof.

If I run the dehumidifier in one location, how quickly does the dry air mix with the rest of the air in the house ? Would it have cylindrical distribution or spherical distribution clipped by the ceiling and the floor?

For heat, the things are clear - it rises. Also, there are pockets of cold and hot air in the home. But I am not clear about humidity, specially the rate of diffusion of dry air. Your insights appreciated.

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