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Inaugural Lecture. Per Christiansson 20.10.2004, [20.5.1999] |
DIGITAL MODELS OF THE REALITY IN COMPUTERS
According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary model means Etymology: Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin modellus, from Latin modulus small measure, from modus 4:a usually miniature representation of something; also :a pattern of something to be made 7:ARCHETYPE [1:the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies :PROTOTYPE ;also :a perfect example ] 11:a description or analogy used to help visualize something (as an atom) that cannot be directly observed 12:a system of postulates, data, and inferences presented as a mathematical description of an entity or state of affairs According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary system means 1d:a group of devices or artificial objects or an organization forming a network especially for distributing something or serving a common purpose <a telephone system > <a heating system > <a highway system > <a data processing system > According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary function [Etymology: Latin function-, functio performance, from fungi to perform] means 2 the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists : PURPOSE. |