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Mathematical or physical representation of a system or a process, based with sufficient precision upon known laws, identification, or specified suppositions (IEV 351‐42‐26).

An example of a model is a map of a terrain. The model (the map) provides a lot of information about the system, but it will always be a simplification compared to the real world. The information that is included is still useful for navigating.