text: Methods for predicting liquid properties can be organized by their "scale" of description, that is, the length scales and time scales over which they apply.
  *Macroscopic methods use equations that directly model the large-scale behavior of liquids, such as their thermodynamic properties and flow behavior. 
  *Microscopic methods use equations that model the dynamics of individual molecules.
  *Mesoscopic methods fall in between, combining elements of both continuum and particle-based models.