What is Model?
'''Model''', '''models''', or '''modeling''' can mean: An abstract (idea, [[theory]], [[simulation]]) or smaller approximation of an object or system for testing. (Like a car, building or ship.) == Ideas, concepts or software == * [[Business model]] * [[Model (abstract)]], an abstract or conceptual object used in the creation of math to predict its behavior ** [[Causal model]] ** [[Mathematical model]] ** [[Scientific model]] *** [[Model Driven Engineering]], a [[software]] development technique based on abstract models *** [[Meta-modeling|Metamodeling]], a model of a model *** [[Molecular modelling]], used to mimic the behaviour of [[molecule]]s *** [[Geologic modelling]] *** The [[Standard Model]], the theory in [[particle physics]] which describes certain fundamental forces and particles ** [[Computer model]], a [[computer]] program which attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system, usually builds upon a mathematical model * [[Model theory]], study of the representation of mathematical concepts * [[Mental model]], a person's way of thinking of an idea or thought process * [[Similitude (model)]], in [[engineering]], used in the scientific testing of physical models * [[Working Model]], engineering [[software]] == Physical or smaller objects == * [[Model (physical)]], a physical representation of an object * [[Solid modelling]], study of unambiguous representations of the solid parts of an object * [[Scale model]], a [[replica]] or [[prototype]] of an object ** [[Model building]], a hobby centered around construction of material replicas * [[3D model]], a 3D polygonal representation of an object, usually displayed with a computer * [[Model (computer games)]], in 3D computer graphics, a computer generated image of a character or an object == Persons or occupations == * [[Model (art)]], a person who poses for purposes of art, for example in art school (often known as an ''artist's model'') * [[Model (person)]], a person whose occupation is to display [[Product (consumer goods)|products]], e.g.