model

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A model is a representation of a thing that is made or used for a particular purpose.

A model of a product can be used for testing, in advance of manufacture.

A model of climate change can be developed to understand its implications.

A fashion model wears clothes for promotional purposes.

When you model something, you develop a model of it: Researchers are attempting to model the interactions of these two isomers.

As an adjective, model may convey form (a model airplane), or a prototype or ideal (a model legislator).

exemplar

archetype

Original model for copies

benchmark · ideal · template · pattern · exemplar · touchstone · criterion · specimen · classic · guide

rolemodel

mentor

Trusted wisdom-giving advisor

guide · leader · paragon · icon · exemplar · beacon · champion · trailblazer · luminary · influence

representation

diagram

Simplified explanatory sketch

mapping · structure · notation · conceptual · ontology · framework · flowchart · symbolic · theoretical · relational

prototype

blueprint

Detailed technical drawing

proof of concept · pilot · draft · sketch · CAD · 3D printing · fabrication · alpha version · beta version · product development

fashion

runway

Paved path for planes

pose · agency · editorial · lookbook · casting · fitting · glamour · couturier · stylist · scouting

simulation

algorithm

Finite problem-solving procedure

parameters · variables · dynamics · Monte Carlo · finite element · numerical · emulation · scenario · stochastic · econometric

miniature

scale

Measure of relative size

kit · hobbyist · airplane · train · ship · dollhouse · tabletop · plastic · balsa · detailing

statistical

regression

Return to former state

prediction · fit · linear · logistic · Bayesian · parameter · coefficient · residual · likelihood · overfitting

Categories
Opposites
REPRESENTATION vs. ACTUALITY

modeloriginal

First or inventive

final product · real thing · actual · finished product · reality

photographic role

modelphotographer

Camera-wielding image maker

camera operator · director · videographer · viewer · audience

Phrases
Family

modern, modify, models, modeling, remodel, remodeling, modeled, role model, module

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G