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Conceptual Basis

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006057

This is the underlying scientific foundation of model algorithms or governing equations. The conceptual basis for models is either empirical (based on statistical relationships between observations) or mechanistic (process-based). See definitions for empirical model and mechanistic model.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-006057
FieldEnvironment
SubjectPolicy and guidance
ReferencesModeling Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006057",
  "term": "Conceptual Basis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "This is the underlying scientific foundation of model algorithms or governing equations. The conceptual basis for models is either empirical (based on statistical relationships between observations) or mechanistic (process-based). See definitions for empirical model and mechanistic model.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Modeling Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/conceptual-basis/"
}

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