Model

Model may refer to:

Physical

• Physical model, a physical representation of an object
• Scale model, a replica or prototype of an object
• 3D modelling, a 3D polygonal representation of an object, usually displayed with a computer
• Model aircraft
• Car model
• Model building, a hobby centred around construction of material replicas
• Solid modelling, study of unambiguous representations of the solid parts of an object, also called in vitro models
• Model organism, a simple organism used as model in biology
• Model (product), an identifier of a product given by its manufacturer (also called model number).

Human models

• Model (art), a person who poses to be depicted in art, for example in art school
• Model (person), a person employed to display his or her looks or something such as a commercial product
• Fetish model, a model who wears the clothing and/or devices of sexual fetishes
• Promotional model, a person who interacts with consumers to draw attention to and often inform them about a product
• Pseudo-model, (lang mo(u)) a term coined in Hong Kong for young would-be models
• Role model, a person who serves as a behavioural or moral example to others

Nonphysical

Abstract

• Conceptual model, a nonphysical model
• Interpretation (logic), a model is (part of) an interpretation of facts in logic, a mapping of truth values to sentences.
• Mathematical model, an abstract model that uses mathematical language
• Structure (mathematical logic), in model theory often called just a model or semantic model

Applied

• Business model, a framework of the business logic of a firm
• Causal model, an abstract model that uses cause and effect logic
• Computer model, a computer program which attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system
• Data model, a description of database structure
• Economic model, a theoretical construct representing economic processes
• Ecosystem model, a representation of components and flows through an ecosystem
• Graphical model, a probabilistic model for which a graph denotes the conditional independence structure between random variables
• Internal model, a neural process that simulates the response of the motor system in order to estimate the outcome of a motor command
• Macroeconomic model, an economic model representing a national or regional economy
• Mental model, a person's cognitive representation of an idea or thought process
• Modelling (psychology), learning by imitating or observing a person's behavior
• Model-view-controller, an architectural pattern in software engineering
• Pre-clinical development model of a biological process, used in biological or medical research
• Standard Model, the theory in particle physics which describes certain fundamental forces and particles
• Statistical model, in applied statistics, a parameterized set of probability distributions
• Mechanistic model, a description of a system in terms of its constituent parts and mechanisms
• System model (disambiguation), any of several conceptual models that describes and represents a system
• Toy model, a simplified system that illustrates or exhibits the same behaviour as the more complex, general system

Related studies

• Business process modelling, the activity of representing processes of an enterprise
• Enterprise modelling
• Geologic modelling, the applied science of creating computerized models of geologic features
• NLP Modelling, a method in neuro-linguistic programming for acquiring expertise through imitation
• Model theory, study of the representation of mathematical concepts
• Molecular modelling, methods and techniques to model the behaviour of molecules
• Morphological analysis (problem-solving), or morphological modelling, a problem-solving technique used for problems with which causal modelling does not function well
• Process modelling, a core concept in process engineering
• Scientific modelling, the process of generating abstract models for the iterative development of hypotheses as part of the scientific method
• Similitude (model), in engineering, used in the scientific testing of physical models
• Value-added modelling, a technique for measuring teacher performance based on the changes in student scores from year to year on standardized tests

Titles and names

People

• Rick Martel, professional wrestler known as "The Model"
• Walther Model (1891–1945), German Field Marshal of World War II
• Eddie Taubensee, baseball player who was known as "The Model" during his playing days

Groups

• Models (band), an alternative rock group from Australia
• Model (band), a teenage rock group from Turkey
• Movement for Democracy in Liberia, MODEL
• The Models, an English punk band

Artistic works

• "Model," a song by Avail from their 1994 album Dixie (album)
• Models, a 1999 film by Ulrich Seidl
• "Das Model" (spelling on album: "Das Modell"; English version title: "The Model"), a song by the German band Kraftwerk. Later covered by German band Rammstein
• The Model, novel by Norwegian writer Lars Saabye Christensen
• Model (manhwa), a manhwa series by Lee So Young

Geography

• Model, Colorado, an unincorporated town in the United States
• Model, Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland

Places

• The Model (Sligo), an arts centre in Sligo, Republic of Ireland

Products

• Working Model, engineering software

See also

• All pages beginning with "Model"
• All pages with titles containing "Model"
• Modell (disambiguation)
• Mode (disambiguation)

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