Theory vs. Model

Theorynoun

(obsolete) Mental conception; reflection, consideration.

Theorynoun

(sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc.

Theorynoun

(uncountable) The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to its practice.

Theorynoun

(mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.

Theorynoun

A hypothesis or conjecture.

Theorynoun

A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them. Equivalently, a formal language plus a set of axioms (from which can then be derived theorems).

Theorynoun

A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.

Theorynoun

An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.

Theorynoun

The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.

Theorynoun

The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.

Theorynoun

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena;

Theorynoun

a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena;

Theorynoun

a belief that can guide behavior;

Theory

A theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking. The process of contemplative and rational thinking is often associated with such processes as observational study or research.

Modelnoun

A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.

Modelnoun

A person, usually an attractive female, hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items given away as prizes on a TV game show.

Modelnoun

A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature.

Modelnoun

A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.

Modelnoun

A style, type, or design.

Modelnoun

The structural design of a complex system.

Modelnoun

A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.

Modelnoun

(logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.

Modelnoun

(logic) An interpretation which makes a certain sentence true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that sentence.

Modelnoun

A particular style, design, or make of a particular product.

Modelnoun

(manufacturing) An identifier of a product given by its manufacturer (also called model number).

Modelnoun

(medicine) An animal that is used to study a human disease or pathology.

Modelnoun

Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

Modelnoun

(software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

Modeladjective

Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

Modelverb

(transitive) To display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.

Modelverb

(transitive) To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.

Modelverb

(transitive) To make a miniature model of.

Modelverb

(transitive) To create from a substance such as clay.

Modelverb

(intransitive) To make a model or models.

Modelverb

(intransitive) To be a model of any kind.

Modelnoun

A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size; as, a

Modelnoun

Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of a machine.

Modelnoun

Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or behavior.

Modelnoun

That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.

Modelnoun

Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.

Modelnoun

A person who poses as a pattern for an artist; as, the artist used his daughter as a model for an Indian maiden.

Modelnoun

A person who is employed to wear clothing for the purpose of advertising or display, or who poses with a product for the same purpose; a mannequin{1}; as, a fashion model.

Modelnoun

A particular version or design of an object that is made in multiple versions; as, the 1993 model of the Honda Accord; the latest model of the HP laserjet printer. For many manufactured products, the model name is encoded as part of the model number.

Modelnoun

An abstract and often simplified conceptual representation of the workings of a system of objects in the real world, which often includes mathematical or logical objects and relations representing the objects and relations in the real-world system, and constructed for the purpose of explaining the workings of the system or predicting its behavior under hypothetical conditions; as, the administration's model of the United States economy predicts budget surpluses for the next fifteen years; different models of the universe assume different values for the cosmological constant; models of proton structure have grown progressively more complex in the past century.

Modeladjective

Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband.

Modelverb

To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated.

Modelverb

To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to model in wax.

Modelnoun

a simplified description of a complex entity or process;

Modelnoun

a type of product;

Modelnoun

a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor;

Modelnoun

representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

Modelnoun

something to be imitated;

Modelnoun

someone worthy of imitation;

Modelnoun

a representative form or pattern;

Modelnoun

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions;

Modelnoun

the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

Modelverb

plan or create according to a model or models

Modelverb

form in clay, wax, etc;

Modelverb

assume a posture as for artistic purposes;

Modelverb

display (clothes) as a mannequin;

Modelverb

create a representation or model of;

Modelverb

construct a model of;

Modeladjective

worthy of imitation;