model

¹mod·el

noun \ˈmäd-^əl\

Definition of MODEL

1

a : a pattern of something to be made : a cast of a tooth or oral cavity

2

: something (as a similar object or a construct) used to help visualize or explore something else (as the living human body) that cannot be directly observed or experimented on—see animal model

3

: a system of postulates, data, and inferences presented as a mathematical description of an entity or state of affairs