Model: A model is a type or set of types that meets the requirements of a concept. An integer pointer is a model of the input iterator concept. 'model' can also be used as a verb to describe the relationship between a type or set of types and a concept, e.g., an adjacency list models the graph concept.

 

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Model: A model is a type or set of types that meets the requirements of a concept. An integer pointer is a model of the input iterator concept. 'model' can also be used as a verb to describe the re . . . View Full Definition

Quantum Models Of Speciation: Models of evolution that hold that speciation sometimes occurs rapidly as well as over long periods, as the classical theory proposed.

Sliding Filament Model: Model of muscular contraction in which the actin filaments in the sarcomere slide past the myosin filaments, shortening the sarcomere and therefore the muscle.

Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model: A model for pricing call options based on arbitrage arguments. Uses the stock price, the exercise price, the risk-free interest rate, the time to expiration, and the expected standard deviat . . . View Full Definition

Binomial Option Pricing Model: An option pricing model in which the underlying asset can assume one of only two possible, discrete values in the next time period for each value that it can take on in the preceding time period.

Stock Recruitment Models: Fishery models that predict the amount of juvenile recruitment as a function of the parent stock

Logistic Growth Model: A model of population growth in which the population initially grows at an exponential rate until it is limited by some factor; then, the population enters a slower growth phase and eventual . . . View Full Definition

Lock And Key Model: A model that explains the role of enzymes in chemical reactions by assuming that the reactants fit into the enzyme like a key fits into a lock.

Molecular Model: A representation of a molecule. The model can be purely computational or it can be an actual physical object. Stick models show bonds, ball-and-stick models show bonds and atoms, and spacefi . . . View Full Definition

Market Model: The market model says that the return on a security depends on the return on the market portfolio and the extent of the security's responsiveness as measured by beta. The return also depends . . . View Full Definition