model
Noun
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is a type of: hypothesis, possibility, theory - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomenasubtypes:
- computer simulation, simulation - (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
- mean sun - a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds
- copernican system - (astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
- ptolemaic system - (astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center
- m-theory - (particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong
- string theory - (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings
- stochastic process - a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time)
same as: framework, theoretical account -
is a type of: assistant, help, helper, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purposesubtypes:
- artist's model, sitter - a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
- dressmaker's model - someone who models dresses
- photographer's model - a model who poses for photographers
same as: poser -
is a type of: representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or somethingsubtypes:
- figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
- globe - a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented
- mock-up - full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display
- planetarium - an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems
- restoration - a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
- roughcast - a rough preliminary model
same as: simulation -
is a type of: ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attainsubtypes:
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is a type of: leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires otherssubtypes:
- apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, paragon, saint - model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
- fashion arbiter, taste-maker, trend-setter - someone who popularizes a new fashion
same as: role model -
is a type of: internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or imagesubtypes:
- loadstar, lodestar - something that serves as a model or guide
- epitome, image, paradigm, prototype - a standard or typical example
- holotype, type specimen - the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made
- microcosm - a miniature model of something
- archetype, original, pilot - something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
- guide, template, templet - a model or standard for making comparisons
- prefiguration - an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
same as: example -
is a type of: assistant, help, helper, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purposesubtypes: supermodel - a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity
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is a type of: representation - an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalentsubtypes: simulation - the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
Adjective
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similar to: worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirablesame as: exemplary
Verb
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subtypes:same as: pattern
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referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things
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referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant thingssubtypes: ramp - be rampant
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is a type of: re-create - create anewsame as: simulate
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same as: mock up
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