model

(mod′ĕl )

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1. A pattern or form used to make a replica, as a cast or impression of teeth in dentistry.
2. A person or thing worthy of imitation or emulation.
3. A diagram representing an idea, phenomenon, or statistical relationship among variables.
4. A framework or system for organizing ideas and representing hypotheses or theories.
5. In artificial intelligence systems or machine learning, an algorithm.

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