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computer
     1. n. (now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
     2. n. (by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
     3. n. A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially
Science
     1. n. (alt-form, science), especially when defined as a school subject.
     2. n. A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.
           Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art.
     3. n. Specifically the natural sciences.
           My favorite subjects at school are science, mathematics, and history.
     4. n. (archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.
     5. n. (now only theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.
     6. n. The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
     7. n. Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
     8. n. The scientific community.
     9. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.
     10. v. (transitive, colloquial, humorous) To use science to solve a problem.
information
     1. n. That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".
     2. n. Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
           I need some more information about this issue.
     3. n. The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
           For your information, I did this because I wanted to.
     4. n. (legal) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a jud
     5. n. (obsolete) The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation.
     6. n. (now rare) The systematic imparting of knowledge; education, training.
     7. n. (now rare) The creation of form; the imparting of a given quality or characteristic; forming, animation.
     8. n. (computing) … the meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.
     9. n. (Christianity) Divine inspiration.
     10. n. A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
     11. n. (information theory) Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the (ll, en, bit, id=datum).
     12. n. As contrasted with data, information is processed to extract relevant data.
     13. n. (information technology) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
Science
     1. n. (alt-form, science), especially when defined as a school subject.
     2. n. A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.
           Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art.
     3. n. Specifically the natural sciences.
           My favorite subjects at school are science, mathematics, and history.
     4. n. (archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.
     5. n. (now only theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.
     6. n. The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
     7. n. Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
     8. n. The scientific community.
     9. v. (transitive, dated) To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.
     10. v. (transitive, colloquial, humorous) To use science to solve a problem.
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
structure
     1. n. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
           The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.
     2. n. The underlying shape of a solid.
           He studied the structure of her face.
     3. n. The overall form or organization of something.
           The structure of a sentence.
           The structure of the society was still a mystery.
     4. n. A set of rules defining behaviour.
           For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.
     5. n. (computing)  Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
           This structure contains both date and timezone information.
     6. n. (fishing)  Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
           There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.
     7. n. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
           The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.
     8. n. (logic)  A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
     9. v. To give structure to; to arrange.
           I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
           I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
concepts
     1. n. plural of concept
     concept
          1. n. abstract and general idea; an abstraction
          2. n. understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and/or imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occur
          3. n. (programming) In generic programming, a description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
entities
     1. n. plural of entity
     entity
          1. n. That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
          2. n. The existence of something considered apart from its properties.
          3. n. (databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, an organised array or set of individual elements or parts.
          4. n. The state or quality of being or existence.
                The group successfully maintains its tribal entity.
within
     1. prep. Indicates spatial enclosure or containment.
           within his hearing;  within her studio
     2. prep. Indicates figurative inclusion within the scope of.
           within five seconds of breaking the record;  within an inch of falling overboard
     3. prep. Before the specified duration ends.
           Leave here within three days.
     4. adv. In or into the interior; inside.
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
domain
     1. n. A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
           The king ruled his domain harshly.
     2. n. A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
           Dealing with complaints isn't really my domain: get in touch with customer services.
           His domain is English history.
     3. n. A group of related items, topics, or subjects.
     4. n. (mathematics) The set of all possible mathematical entities (points) where a given function is defined.
     5. n. (mathematics, set theory) The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.
     6. n. (mathematics) A ring with no zero divisors; that is, in which no product of nonzero elements is zero.
           (hyponyms, en, integral domain)
     7. n. (mathematics, topology, analysis) An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.
     8. n. (computing, Internet) Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains.
     9. n. (computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.
     10. n. (computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.
     11. n. (computing) The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names.
     12. n. (physics) A small region of a magnetic material with a consistent magnetization direction.
     13. n. (computing) Such a region used as a data storage element in a bubble memory.
     14. n. (data processing) A form of technical metadata that represent the type of a data item, its characteristics, name, and usage.
     15. n. , url=http://www-01.ibm.com/software/globalization/terminology/d.html
     16. n. , accessdate=2013-12-29
     17. n. (taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.
     18. n. (biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function.
organized
     1. adj. Of a person, characterised by efficient organization.
           Your work desk is so neat and tidy - I've never met someone so organized before!
     2. v. simple past tense and past participle of organize
     organize
          1. v. To arrange in working order.
          2. v. To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.
          3. v. (transitive, chiefly used in the past participle) To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life
                an organized being
                organized matter
          4. v. (transitive, music) To sing in parts.
                to organize an anthem
          5. v. (transitive, intransitive) To band together into a group or union that can bargain and act collectively; to unionize.
                the workers decided to organize; their next task was to organize the workers at the steel mill
by
     1. prep. Near or next to.
           The mailbox is by the bus stop.
     2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
           Be back by ten o'clock!  We will send it by the first week of July.
     3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
           The matter was decided by the chairman.  The boat was swamped by the water.  He was protected by his body armour.
     4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
           There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
     5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
     6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
           I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
     7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
           The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
     8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
           I sorted the items by category.  By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
     9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
           Our stock is up by ten percent.
     10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
           We went through the book page by page.  We crawled forward by inches.
     11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
           He cheated by his own admission.
     12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
           By Jove! I think she's got it!  By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
     13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
           It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.  The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot.  The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
     14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
           She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
     15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
           I watched as it passed by.
     16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
           There was a shepherd close by.
           The shop is hard by the High Street.
     17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
           I'll stop by on my way home from work.
           We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
     18. adv. Aside, away.
           The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
     19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
     20. n. (card games) A pass
     21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
relationships
     1. n. plural of relationship
     relationship
          1. n. Connection or association; the condition of being related.
          2. n. (mathematics) The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.
          3. n. Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
          4. n. A romantic or sexual involvement.
                Why are they being mean to her just because she wants a relationship with him?
          5. n. A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other
                I have a good working relationship with my boss.
          6. n. (music) The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
system
     1. n. A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
           There are eight planets in the solar system.
     2. n.          (derogatory) Preceded by the word the: the mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as opp
     3. n.          (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
     4. n.          (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
     5. n.          (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
     6. n.          (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
                   the digestive system  the nervous system
     7. n.          A set of alters, or the multiple (individual with multiple personalities due to e.g. a disassociative personality disorder) who contains them.
     8. n. A method or way of organizing or planning.
           Many people believed communism was a good system until the breakup of the Soviet Union.
model
     1. n. A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.
           The beautiful model had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable.
     2. n. A person, usually an attractive female, hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items given away as prizes on a TV game show.
     3. n. A representation of a physical object, usually in miniature.
           The boy played with a model of a World War II fighter plane.
     4. n. A simplified representation used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.
           The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
     5. n. A style, type, or design.
           He decided to buy the turbo engine model of the sports car.
           This year's model features four doors instead of two.
     6. n. The structural design of a complex system.
           The team developed a sound business model.
     7. n. A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.
           He was a model of eloquence and virtue.
           British parliamentary democracy was seen as a model for other countries to follow.
     8. n. (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
     9. n. (logic) An interpretation which makes a certain sentence true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that sentence.
     10. n. (manufacturing) An identifier of a product given by its manufacturer (also called model number).
     11. n. (medicine) An animal that is used to study a human disease or pathology.
     12. n. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
     13. n. (software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.
     14. adj. Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
     15. v. To display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
           She modelled the shoes for her friends to see.
     16. v. To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.
           They modelled the data with a computer to analyze the experiment’s results.
     17. v. To make a miniature model of.
           He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
     18. v. To create from a substance such as clay.
           The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
     19. v. (intransitive) To make a model or models.
     20. v. (intransitive) To be a model of any kind.
           The actress used to model before being discovered by Hollywood.
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