model
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thumb|Model of a molecule, with coloured balls representing different atoms A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , .
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Types of model
- ''Model'' in specific contexts
- Physical model
- Conceptual model
- Examples
- Properties of models, according to general model theory
- Uses of models
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Model of a molecule, with coloured balls representing different atoms A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , .
Models can be divided into physical models (e.g. a ship model) and abstract models (e.g. a set of mathematical equations describing the workings of the atmosphere for the purpose of weather forecasting). Abstract or conceptual models are central to philosophy of science.
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