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The use of models as a means of obtaining insight or understanding is by no means novel. One could reasonably claim, for example, that the pivotal studies in geometry carried out by Euclid were motivated by the desire to construct models that would assist in better understanding important aspects of his physical environment.
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Birta, L.G., Arbez, G. (2007). The Modelling and Simulation Process. In: Modelling and Simulation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-622-3_2
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