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What is the status of models in the mosaic?

Is it possible for a model to provide a representation of any given theory? Do scientific models vary from scientific theories, and if so, what is there place in the mosaic? For example, the Copernican Model is a representation of the ideas expressed by Copernicanism; does the model vary from the theory, and how does it factor into different scientific mosaics?

In the scientonomic context, this question was first formulated by Hakob Barseghyan in 2016. The question is currently accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by Scientonomy community.

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Scientonomy1 April 2016The question of Existence of Model became accepted by virtue of the acceptance of Model. This question was acknowledged as legitimate in the Scientonomy Seminar 2016.Yes

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This question is a subquestion of Ontology of Scientific Change.