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models
- Subject Category
- X Research, Technology and Engineering
- Definition
- A representation of the relationships that define a situation under study. A model may be a set of mathematical equations, a computer program, or any other type of representation, ranging from verbal statements to physical objects.
- Definition Source
- Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
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- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9318.rdf
- Persistent URI:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9318
- Used For
- experimental models
- metamodels
- modeling
- modelling
- predictive models
- Broader Term
- support systems and models
- Narrower Term
- agricultural management models
- biological models
- dynamic models
- ecological models
- econometric models
- environmental models
- exposure models
- fate and transport models
- mathematical models
- molecular models
- physical models
- theoretical models
- threshold models
- Related Term
- model uncertainty
- topology
- Spanish
- modelos
- Term Number
- 9318