1. (noun) a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

• framework
• model

1. (noun) a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

• computer simulation
• simulation
• copernican system
• m-theory
• mean sun
• ptolemaic system
• stochastic process
• string theory

1. (noun) a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

• hypothesis
• possibility
• theory

1. (noun) a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

• model
• simulate
• model
• pattern