model (n)
theoretical account (n)
framework (n)

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def a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
examples the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
Outgoing links
Hypernym hypothesis, possibility, theory
Derivationally related form model → model; model → model
Hyponym simulation, computer simulation; mean sun; Copernican system; Ptolemaic system; M-theory; string theory; stochastic process
Incoming links
Hypernym simulation, computer simulation; mean sun; Copernican system; Ptolemaic system; M-theory; string theory; stochastic process
Hyponym hypothesis, possibility, theory
Derivationally related form model → model; model → model

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