Model (glossary)
(1) A physical, mathematical, or otherwise logical representation of a system, entity, phenomenon, or process. (DoD 1998)
(2) A representation of one or more concepts that may be realized in the physical world. (Friedenthal, Moore, Steiner 2009)
(3) A simplified representation of a system at some particular point in time or space intended to promote understanding of the real system. (Bellinger 2004)
(4) An abstraction of a system, aimed at understanding, communicating, explaining, or designing aspects of interest of that system (Dori 2002)
(5) A selective representation of some system whose form and content are chosen based on a specific set of concerns. The model is related to the system by an explicit or implicit mapping. (Object Management Group 2010)
Source
(1) DoD. 1998. "'DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Glossary" in DoD Manual 5000.59-M. Arlington, VA, USA: US Department of Defense. January. P2.13.22. Available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/500059m.pdf
(2) Friedenthal, S., A. Moore, R. Steiner, and M. Kaufman. 2012. A Practical Guide to SysML: The Systems Modeling Language, 2nd Edition. Needham, MA, USA: OMG Press.
(3) Bellinger, G. 2004. Modeling & Simulation: An Introduction. Accessed on 11 September 2012. Available at http://www.systems-thinking.org/modsim/modsim.htm.
(4) Dori, D. 2002. Object-Process Methodology: A Holistic System Paradigm. New York, NY, USA: Springer.
(5) Object Management Group. 2010. MDA Foundation Model. OMG document number ORMSC/2010-09-06.
Discussion
See also model management, model validation, model-based systems engineering (mbse) , modeling language and modeling tool.
SEBoK Discussion
Please provide your comments and feedback on the SEBoK below. You will need to log in to DISQUS using an existing account (e.g. Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) or create a DISQUS account. Simply type your comment in the text field below and DISQUS will guide you through the login or registration steps. Feedback will be archived and used for future updates to the SEBoK. If you provided a comment that is no longer listed, that comment has been adjudicated. You can view adjudication for comments submitted prior to SEBoK v. 1.0 at SEBoK Review and Adjudication. Later comments are addressed and changes are summarized in the Letter from the Editor and Acknowledgements and Release History.
If you would like to provide edits on this article, recommend new content, or make comments on the SEBoK as a whole, please see the SEBoK Sandbox.
blog comments powered by Disqus