models

Definition/Scope: (1) Formal representation of an object, concept or process. (2) An abstraction of something for the purpose of understanding it before building it. (3) A physical, mathematical, or otherwise logical representation of a system, entity, phenomenon, or process.

Narrower Terms:

analytical models
Army training enterprise model
computational models
concrete models
continuous models
database models
descriptive models
deterministic models
discrete models
empirical models
environmental effect models
environmental models
iconic models
information models
natural models
normative models
numerical models
parametric models
symbolic models
vector space models

Related Terms:

modeling and simulation