experimental model
nounUK /ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈmɒdl/
US /ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈmɑːdl/
A special model that scientists build to test their ideas and see how things work.
The scientists used an experimental model to see how the new airplane wing would fly.
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2. A simplified version of a real system used in research to study how it behaves.
The experimental model of the river helped them predict floods.
3. A mathematical or computer representation used to test predictions.
They ran an experimental model on the computer to forecast the weather.
4. An animal or organism used in scientific tests.
The experimental model helped researchers understand how the medicine works.