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‘A possible realization in which all valid sentences of a theory T are satisfied is called a model of T’ (Tarski [1953, p. 11]).
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Suppes, P. (1961). A Comparison of the Meaning and Uses of Models in Mathematics and the Empirical Sciences. In: The Concept and the Role of the Model in Mathematics and Natural and Social Sciences. Synthese Library, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3667-2_16
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