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Model

Abbreviation(s) or Acronym(s): None

Definition(s):

  1. (noun) A representation or construct — visual, mathematical, computational, or otherwise — that is not intended for actual use itself, but that exists to act as a baseline for, or a representation of, another future or existing construct, system, process, or phenomenon, for use by its intended End Users, Communities, or Systems.

  2. (verb) To create a representation of a future or existing construct, system, process, or phenomenon.

Examples include but are not limited to Computational Models, Simulation Models, and AI Models.

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