A representation of a system or process created on a computer, to assist calculations and predictions.
the software uses a computer model to forecast insect densities
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- Based on the data now being collected, he hopes to construct a computer model of the buildings and how they fell.
- We will build computer models and run simulations.
- He developed a computer model that can estimate the cost per gallon of ethanol if a new process were used to produce it.
- Meteorologists employ computer models to predict the path of storms.
- He devised a computer model and used it to match musical notes to brain patterns.
- The studies will provide detailed information to check the accuracy of computer models used for the national assessment.
- They are using the temperature data collected from aircraft to develop a computer model to predict patterns of evaporation.
- There are some areas where real experiments are still very important and can't be replaced with computer models.
- The scientists at this lab are experts in computer models.
- These detailed computer models help us determine how soil erosion and sediment loading change over time.