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model

noun
/ˈmɒd.l̩/UK/ˈmɑ.dl̩/US/ˈmɒd.l̩/CA/ˈmɔd.l̩/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Late Latin modulusder. Vulgar Latin *modellus Old Italian modellobor. Middle French modellebor. English model From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

  1. derived from *modellus✻
  2. derived from modello
  3. borrowed from modelle

Definitions

  1. A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.

    • Leonardo da Vinci chose a 15th century criminal as a model for Judas in his painting The Last Supper.
    • The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.

  2. A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as…

    A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.

  3. A representation of a physical object.

    • The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
    • The biology teacher passed a large plastic model of the atomic structure of DNA around the classroom.
    • I had my father’s signet in my purse, / Which was the model of that Danish seal.
  4. ›+ 17 more definitions

    1. A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.

      • machine learning model
      • The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
      • The trouble is, all those well-intentioned scientists who are arguing that we’re not in any imminent danger are basing their arguments on computer models. I’m basing mine on what’s actually happening.

    2. A style, type, or design.

      • we service all makes and models
      • He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.
      • This year’s model features four doors instead of two.

    3. The structural design of a complex system.

      • The team developed a sound business model.

    4. A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.

      • Near-synonym: (person) role model
      • He was a model of eloquence and virtue.
      • British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.

    5. An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.

    6. An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation…

      An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.

    7. An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology…

      An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.

      • They studied fasting and glycemia in a mouse model.
      • They studied Mendelian inheritance in a fruit fly model.
      • They studied plasmid transfer in a mycobacterial model.

    8. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

      • Thou seest thy wretched brother die, / Who was the model of thy father's life.

    9. In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or…

      In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

    10. Worthy of being a model

      Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

      • [...] from the land of your origin, because you demand the claims of those who believe it more model than yours, [...]
      • Methods of game-preservation in their extensive and well-stocked hunting-grounds were as model as the huntsmanlike management of the hunts.
      • [...] and we press with special severity on one small country whose agriculture is as model as is her way of rural life.

    11. To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own…

      To display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.

      • She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate.

    12. To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the…

      To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.

      • They modelled weather patterns using a computer.
      • What passenger growth might be achieved by this can be modelled, but experience shows that in the post-COVID environment, accurate modelling is exceptionally difficult.

    13. To make a miniature model of.

      • He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.

    14. To create from a substance such as clay.

      • The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.

    15. To make a model or models.

    16. To work as a model in art or fashion.

      • The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.

    17. A barangay of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.

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Derived

acculturation model, acoustic model, aeromodel, ball-and-stick model, Bertrand-Edgeworth model, Beveridge model, biomodel, Black-Scholes model, block model, bootstrap model, Bouc-Wen model, box model, bumblebee model, cache language model, calotte model, cisternal maturation model, cloverleaf model, cobweb model, computational model, conservative model, Copernican model, countermodel, CPK model, dispersive model, Document Object Model, Dreyfus model, Dreyfus model of skill acquisition, dual-sector model, Duluth model, Ehrenfest model, FK model, floor model, foundation model, Frenkel-Kontorova model, glamor model, halfway model, hand model, Hardy-Weinberg model, hidden Markov model, information deficit model · +110 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at model. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at model. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at model

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA