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mod·el·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mold, mould, molding, moulding, modeling, clay sculpturenoun

    sculpture produced by molding

  2. modeling, modelling, molding, mouldingnoun

    a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

  3. model, modelling, modelingnoun

    the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

Wiktionary

  1. modelingnoun

    The art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.

  2. modelingnoun

    The representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.

  3. modelingnoun

    The profession of someone who models clothes.

  4. modelingnoun

    The construction and use of a computer model of a physical system.

  5. modelingnoun

    The learning of a new skill by copying other people.

ChatGPT

  1. modeling

    Modeling is a method used in various disciplines to create a representation or simulation of a real world system, concept or phenomenon. This representation can be used to understand, analyze, or predict the behavior of the system or phenomenon. Depending on the context, modeling can be mathematical, statistical, physical, or even conceptual, and it typically involves constructing a model using certain assumptions and parameters.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Modeling

    of Model

  2. Modelingnoun

    the act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form

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  1. gold mine

  2. goldmine

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of modeling in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of modeling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of modeling in a Sentence

  1. Jasmine Sanders:

    You know, I started modeling really young, i was 12 when I first started. And then when I finished school, 17 turning 18, I moved to Paris. That was a huge change for me. I was never an overnight sensation. My success has been years of hard work and I’ve been doing this for a long time. I really had to put all my time and energy into my goals.

  2. Christopher Cavoli:

    [A]ccording to the modeling that we’ve very carefully done with them, the Ukrainians are in a good position, they have some weaknesses that I prefer not to talk about in public … But we are confident — in terms of their surprise and things like that. of course, we’ve worked on all that with them.

  3. Lori Tremmel Freeman:

    When you think about how The Omicron variant has the potential to double every two days, then in a couple of weeks, we're going to be facing a lot of cases of Omicron, that modeling implies that sometime in January, we will be at a different stage of recognizing Omicron, maybe as even a predominant virus. However, we still are learning about the severity, transmissibility.

  4. Charlotte McKinney:

    Right now my main focus is really in the acting space, doing as many auditions as possible that fit my passion, one of which is comedy, i think modeling will always be a part of my life, but acting is much more meaningful and what feeds my soul right now. We live in such a different, kinda crazy world right now, I do love the ability to laugh and poke fun at things. Not taking anything too seriously really is the name of the game right now.

  5. Nancy Willard:

    From the perspective of bullying prevention, the most serious aspect of this tweet, and also many other comments by Mr. Trump that have denigrated women, those with disabilities, Muslims, Latinos, and anyone who disagrees with him, is that he is modeling the kinds of hurtful comments that we are working so hard to encourage young people to avoid, when people in leadership positions model this kind of hurtful language, many young people will conclude that this is acceptable behavior.

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