5 () posted 1 year ago by Glowies_love_me 1 year ago by Glowies_love_me +14 / -9 35 comments share 35 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I literally quoted the definition from a dictionary.
But if you want to use the more specific term "scientific model" then I am even more correct:
"Scientific models are representations of objects, systems, or events used to explain and predict the behavior of real objects or systems"
https://search.brave.com/search?q=define%3A+scientific+model&source=desktop
That is interesting - was it a reputable dictionary? Which one? It was a terrible definition in any case.
Where was the part of that (or your other one, for that matter) definition which mentioned using it for sailing?
Don't sweat it - we're all incorrect frequently. You get used to it - but refusing to acknowledge it causes great harm.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/model
As number 9 in a list of definitions for the word, it somehow doesn't seem as bad. I still don't like the verbiage, because it is plainly incorrect that a model must depict something "that cannot be directly observed" - in all contexts of the word.