# model

Pronunciation: say "MOD-uhl" US /ˈmɑdl̩/, UK /ˈmɒdl̩/

## Noun

1. A particular style, type, or design of a manufactured product.
   - Simple: A particular type or design of a product.
   - _The factory stopped producing that model after sales declined._
   - _Each model in the lineup comes with a different engine._
2. A person who poses for artists or photographers, or who is employed to display clothes or other goods.
   - Simple: A person whose job is to be drawn or photographed, or to show off clothes or products.
   - _The art students sketched the model from several angles._
   - _The model wore the designer's latest collection down the runway._
3. The underlying structural design that defines how a complex system is organized.
   - Simple: The basic plan that shows how the parts of a big system fit together.
   - _The new data model defined how customer records related to orders._
   - _Architects revised the system model to support more users._
4. A copy or representation of an object, usually smaller than the original.
   - Simple: A small copy of something, like a building or car.
   - _The architect presented a model of the proposed stadium to the committee._
   - _Engineers tested the bridge model in a wind tunnel._
5. A simulation that represents a real-world system or event in order to study how it behaves.
   - Simple: A simple copy of how a real system works, used to study or test it.
   - _The climate model projected rising sea levels over the next century._
   - _Economists ran a model to forecast the effects of the new tax._
6. A successful example meant to be copied, with or without changes.
   - Simple: A good example that others try to copy.
   - _The startup served as a model for dozens of imitators._
   - _His teaching method became a model that schools across the country adopted._
8. An organism or species studied to understand a disease or some aspect of normal or disordered body function, often a nonhuman one standing in for humans.
   - Simple: An animal or plant used to study a disease or how living bodies work, often standing in for humans.
   - _The fruit fly remains a powerful model for genetic research._
   - _Researchers validated the drug in an animal model before any human trials._
9. A computer program that has been trained on data so that it can recognize patterns, make predictions, or produce text, images or other content.
   - Simple: A computer program that learns from data so it can find patterns, make guesses, or create things like text and pictures.
   - _The bank trained a model on years of transaction records to flag likely fraud._
   - _Newer language models can summarize a long report in seconds._

## Adjective

7. Deserving to be treated as an example to follow; exemplary.
   - Simple: Good enough to be an example for others to follow.
   - _She was praised as a model employee for her dedication._
   - _The teachers praised him as a model student in every class._

## Verb

11. To create a model of something, especially to better understand or forecast how it behaves.
   - Simple: To make a copy or plan of something so you can study or predict it.
   - _Researchers model disease outbreaks to plan their response._
   - _The software models traffic flow across the entire city._
12. To work as a fashion or artist's model, or to wear and display clothing or other items so others can see how they look.
   - Simple: To work as a model, or to wear clothes so people can see how they look.
   - _Many young people hope to model in big cities._
   - _She modeled for several designers before opening her own studio._
13. To make a model or miniature copy of something, especially as a hobby.
   - Simple: To make small copies of things, like ships or trains.
   - _Enthusiasts model historic warships in painstaking detail._
   - _She modeled the entire village in balsa wood for the museum exhibit._
14. To create something from a soft substance such as clay by shaping it with the hands or tools.
   - Simple: To shape something out of a soft material such as clay.
   - _Sculptors model the rough form in clay before casting it in bronze._
   - _He modeled the figure's face from a single lump of terracotta._
10. To create or shape something, or one's own behavior, with an existing example, pattern or person as the guide; usually followed by on or after.
   - Simple: To make something, or shape how you behave, by following another thing or person as a pattern.
   - _Ambitious young lawyers often model their careers on the senior partners they work under._
   - _The country's new constitution was modeled after the French one, with an elected president and a two-house parliament._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Within the model-view-controller design pattern for software, the component or components responsible for managing an application's data.
- (noun) In logic, an interpretation of a formal language, especially one under which every statement in a given set is true.

## Origin

It comes from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from a Vulgar Latin *modellus, a small form of modulus ("measure, standard"), itself a small form of modus ("measure"); it is related to mode, module, and mould.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/model (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).