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models

/ˈmɒdl̩s/ /ˈmɑdl̩s/

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A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.

Examples :

"The beautiful model had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable."

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A person, usually an attractive female, hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items given away as prizes on a TV game show.

Examples :

""On the game show, the models displayed the new car that the contestant could win." "

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A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature.

Examples :

"The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane."

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A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.

Examples :

"The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane."

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A style, type, or design.

Examples :

"He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car."

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The structural design of a complex system.

Examples :

"The team developed a sound business model."

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

Examples :

"British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow."

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

Examples :

"The computer program checked different models to see which one accurately predicted whether the student would pass the class based on their homework scores. "

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

Examples :

"A math problem and its solution form a set of sentences; the correct answer provides the models for that problem, making the math sentences true. "

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An animal that is used to study a human disease or pathology.

Examples :

"Scientists use mice as models to study how cancer develops in humans. "

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Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

Examples :

"The toy store displayed several models of famous cars. "

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

Examples :

"In our student database application, the models handle creating, updating, and deleting student records. "

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To display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model

Examples :

"She modelled the shoes for her friends to see."

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To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model

Examples :

"They modelled the data with a computer to analyze the experiment’s results."

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To make a miniature model of

Examples :

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

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To create from a substance such as clay

Examples :

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

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To make a model or models

Examples :

"The art teacher asked the students to model different types of animals for their sculpture project. "

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To be a model of any kind

Examples :

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

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