Side 26 · Research substrate
Scientific publications
Models simplify in order to explain, predict or organize. This layer focuses on idealization, representational trade-offs, validation and the relation between model performance and claims about reality.
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How to read this layer.
A model can be useful without being literally true, and different models may be adequate for different purposes. Fit to observed data is one criterion among several, not automatic confirmation of a model's ontology.
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Mass rollout · Wave 2. Mappings are selective and designed to expose the strongest research substrate for this Side.
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