Paul Fishwick wrote:
>All simulations, including those that are numerical in nature, are done
>to capture both qualitative and quantitative elements of processes. The
>point here being that to get qualitative feedback, one is not required
>to employ a qualitative model.
>
My experience is that stakeholders relate much more easily to
qualitatively specified models and this helps the validation process
enormously.
>
>=> The notion of a solution is
>=> probably inappropriate and the assumption that it is numerical is
>=> inaccurate in that context.
>
>When you use the word "declarative", are you referring to symbolic
>computation as with logic-based or rule-based models?
>
yes.
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scott
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