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General Model Theory by Stachowiak
In his 1973 book "Allgemeine Modelltheorie" (General Model Theory) Herbert Stachowiak describes the fundamental properties that make a Model: Mapping, Reduction, and Pragmatism. Continue reading →
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Stachowiak’s K-System of Modelling
Beyond the colloquial fundamental model properties Stachowiak gives a more formal definition of model: "Explication of the Concept of Model" ... Continue reading →
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Modelling Theory and Abstraction Awareness in 2012
Little collection of Tweets on Modelling and Abstraction in 2012: Model Thinking, Application, Conceptual and Formal Foundations etc. Continue reading →
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Stachowiak on Preterition and Abundance in Modelling
In his 1973 book "Allgemeine Modelltheorie" Herbert Stachowiak discusses the concepts of Preterition, Abundance and Contrastation of Original-Model mappings. This can be interpreted using homomorphism...
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Examples of Preterition and Abundance in Modelling
In addition to the earlier posting "Stachowiak on Preterition and Abundance in Modelling" here are some examples of Preterition and Abundance in Photography, Use Case Models, and Graph or Flow...
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Stachowiak on semantic Requirements Modelling
Excerpt of Herbert Stachowiak’s “Allgemeine Modelltheorie” (General Model Theory). Although this is on empirical-scientific models, it provides a foundation of semantic requirements modelling. Continue...
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Categories of semantic Models by Stachowiak
Categorisation by example of semantic models, i.e. models as we use them in software engineering etc, according to Herbert Stachowiak. Continue reading →
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