Model

From Km Frameworks

Contents 1 Definitions 2 Categorization 3 Synonyms 4 Related Terms

Definitions

• [Longman Active Study Dictionary]
  • a small copy of something.

• [WorldNet]
  • a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process.

Categorization

• Character:
  • descriptive vs. prescriptive/normative

• Form:
  • linear, cyclic, interactive

• Type:
  • Beschreibungsmodelle (desckiptive), Erklärungsmodelle (Prognosemodelle, Simulationsmodelle), Entscheidungsmodelle (Enge Beziehung zu Erklärungsmodellen) [Gabler Wirtschaftslexikon]
  • representational models of phenomena (Scale models, Idealized models, Analogical models, Phenomenological models), representational models of data, models of theory (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Synonyms

framework

Related Terms

theory, [[model plationism]