> [!tldr] a pithy shorthand for [[Modeling Purposes]] The term modeling is overloaded in my opinion. Remodel things to simulate them, but sometimes we also model things just to explain things. Those are two very different sets of requirements and criteria for what makes a good model. Modeling is for computers for simulations. Diagramming is for humans for communications. So for now, I'm gonna think of modeling as mostly about simulation and diagramming as mostly about communication. Now this leaves open the space of multi Paige diagrams that can be explored like a modelNow this leaves open the space of multi Paige diagrams that can be explored like a model. That does not feel like a grey zone to me. It just feels like a particularly robust set of diagrams that are connected with referential integrity. **** # More ## Source - self