Flashcards: Scientific modeling

A circuit diagram (electrical diagram, elementary diagram, electronic schematic) is a graphical representation of an electrical circuit.

A data flow diagram (DFD) is a graphical representation of the "flow" of data through an information system, modelling its process aspects.

In science, computing, and engineering, a black box is a device, system or object which can be viewed in terms of its inputs and outputs (or transfer characteristics), without any knowledge of its internal workings.

A computer simulation is a simulation, run on a single computer, or a network of computers, to reproduce behavior of a system.

An entity–relationship model (ER model) describes inter-related things of interest in a specific domain of knowledge.

System dynamics (SD) is an approach to understanding the nonlinear behaviour of complex systems over time using stocks, flows, internal feedback loops, and time delays.

A comprehensive world view or worldview is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual or society's knowledge and point of view.

Hybrid computers are computers that exhibit features of analog computers and digital computers.

A flowchart is a type of diagram that uses an algorithm, workflow or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting them with arrows.

An information model in software engineering is a representation of concepts and the relationships, constraints, rules, and operations to specify data semantics for a chosen domain of discourse.

Sensitivity analysis can refer to two approaches of analyzing results of a mathematical model or system (numerical or otherwise).

Scientific modelling is a scientific activity, the aim of which is to make a particular part or feature of the world easier to understand, define, quantify, visualize, or simulate by referencing it to existing and usually commonly accepted knowledge.

Model-dependent realism is a view of scientific inquiry that focuses on the role of scientific models of phenomena.