Conceptual model
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| - | [[Image:Sign and signifier as imagined by de Saussure.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Signified]] ([[concept]]) and [[signifier]] (sound-image) as imagined by [[de Saussure]]]][[Image:Carte du tendre.jpg|thumb|right|200px| | ||
| - | The [[map–territory relation]] is a concept. | ||
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| - | Illustration: The ''[[Map of Tendre]]'' (''Carte du Tendre'')]] | ||
| - | [[Image:The Big Swallow.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[linguistics]] series.<br> | ||
| - | <small>Illustration: a close-up of a [[mouth]] in the film ''[[The Big Swallow]]'' (1901)</small>]] | ||
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| - | The '''map–territory relation''' describes the relationship between an object and a representation of that [[Object (philosophy)|object]], as in the relation between a geographical territory and a [[map]] of it. Polish-American scientist and philosopher [[Alfred Korzybski]] remarked that "the map is not the territory" and that "the word is not the thing", encapsulating his view that an [[abstraction]] derived from something, or a reaction to it, is not the thing itself. Korzybski held that many people do confuse maps with territories, that is, confuse [[conceptual model|models]] of reality with reality itself. | ||
| - | The Belgian [[surrealist]] artist [[René Magritte]] illustrated the concept of "perception always intercedes between reality and ourselves" in a number of paintings including a famous work entitled ''[[The Treachery of Images]]'', which consists of a drawing of a pipe with the caption, ''Ceci n'est pas une pipe'' ("This is not a pipe"). | + | A '''conceptual model''' is a representation of a system, made of the composition of [[concept]]s which are used to help people [[knowledge|know]], [[understanding|understand]], or [[simulation|simulate]] a subject the model represents. Some [[physical model|models]] are [[physical object]]s; for example, a toy model which may be assembled, and may be made to work like the object it represents. |
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| + | The term ''conceptual model'' may be used to refer to models which are formed after a [[wikt:concept#Noun|conceptualization]] or [[generalization]] process. Conceptual models are often abstractions of things in the real world whether physical or social. [[Semantics]] studies are relevant to various stages of concept formation and use as Semantics is basically about concepts, the meaning that thinking beings give to various elements of their experience. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Concept]] | ||
| + | * [[Concept mapping]] | ||
| + | * [[Conceptual framework]] | ||
| + | * [[Conceptual model (computer science)]] | ||
| + | * [[Conceptual schema]] | ||
| + | * [[Conceptual system]] | ||
| + | * [[International Conference on Conceptual Modeling]] | ||
| + | * [[Interpretation (logic)]] | ||
| + | * [[Isolated system]] | ||
| + | * [[Ontology (computer science)]] | ||
| + | * [[Paradigm]] | ||
| + | * [[Physical model]] | ||
| + | * [[Scientific modeling]] | ||
| + | * [[Theory]] | ||
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A conceptual model is a representation of a system, made of the composition of concepts which are used to help people know, understand, or simulate a subject the model represents. Some models are physical objects; for example, a toy model which may be assembled, and may be made to work like the object it represents.
The term conceptual model may be used to refer to models which are formed after a conceptualization or generalization process. Conceptual models are often abstractions of things in the real world whether physical or social. Semantics studies are relevant to various stages of concept formation and use as Semantics is basically about concepts, the meaning that thinking beings give to various elements of their experience.
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See also
- Concept
- Concept mapping
- Conceptual framework
- Conceptual model (computer science)
- Conceptual schema
- Conceptual system
- International Conference on Conceptual Modeling
- Interpretation (logic)
- Isolated system
- Ontology (computer science)
- Paradigm
- Physical model
- Scientific modeling
- Theory
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