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Every abstract model represents an attempt to logically rationalize the behavior and perhaps even the mechanism of one or other .system under study. The successes in modeling are very much dependent on the nature of the system, probably not because some systems are too complex but rather because our mental constructs are too meager. Just as the equations relatingmass, force and velocity deal with primitives in the primitives in engineering, a mathematics that deals with the fundamental primitives of the system under study is needed. The concept of a model as a database has not yet been exploited its to its full potential.
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Vansteenkiste, G.C. (1998). General Concepts of Bioprocess Modeling. In: Van Impe, J.F.M., Vanrolleghem, P.A., Iserentant, D.M. (eds) Advanced Instrumentation, Data Interpretation, and Control of Biotechnological Processes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9111-9_9
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