idealization
noun
- process by which scientific models assume facts about the phenomenon being modeled
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English idealize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English idealization From idealize + -ation.
- The act or process of idealizing.
- The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.