modeling

American  

[mod-l-ing] / ˈmɒd l ɪŋ /

especially British, modelling

noun

1. the act, art, or profession of a person who models.

2. the process of producing sculptured form with some plastic material, as clay.

3. the technique of rendering the illusion of volume on a two-dimensional surface by shading.

4. the treatment of volume, as the turning of a form, in sculpture.

5. the representation, often mathematical, of a process, concept, or operation of a system, often implemented by a computer program.

6. Also called imitation.  Psychology. therapy in which a particular behavior is elicited by the observation of similar behavior in others.

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Etymology

Origin of modeling

First recorded in 1575–85; model + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The researchers noted that their findings depend on modeling assumptions and available data.

From Science Daily

Yang recognized that new modeling techniques could help resolve those disagreements.

From Science Daily

On earnings per share, analysts have been modeling $17.43 for the current year.

From MarketWatch

He said a few years ago he was modeling his strategy after those of Warren Buffett and Carl Icahn, finding undervalued stocks like the former and pressing for change like the latter.

From The Wall Street Journal

This explains why most quantum research consists of some kind of modeling problem—and why quantum is expected to have an outsize impact in the areas of drug discovery and materials science.

From Barron's

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