Main Entry: ¹mod·el

Pronunciation: \ˈmäd-^əl\

Function: noun

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