Simulation Model

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025625",
  "term": "Simulation Model",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Mathematical representation of the entities and processes in a system.\n\n2. A model that represents the development of a solution by incremental steps through the model domain. Simulations are often used to obtain solutions for models that are too complex to be solved analytically. For most situations, where a differential equation is being approximated, the simulation model will use finite time step (or spatial step) to “simulate” changes in state variables over time (or space).",
  "subject": "Information management and systems",
  "references": [
    "CADDIS Glossary; Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS) Glossary",
    "EPA Guidance on the Development, Evaluation and Application of Environmental Models EPA/100/K-09/003 | March 2009 at http://www.epa.gov/crem/library/cred_guidance_0309.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/simulation-model/"
}