Modellierend

Modellierend is the present participle of the German verb modellieren, meaning to model or to create a model. As an adjective it describes actions, processes, or tools that involve modeling. The related noun for the activity is Modellierung, and the product of modeling is called ein Modell. In usage, modellierend typically appears in compound phrases that highlight the modeling aspect rather than the final artifact.

In technical and scientific contexts, modellierend refers to the activity of constructing models of systems, phenomena, or data. Common collocations include modellierende Software (software for modeling), modellierendes Vorgehen (modeling approach), or modellierende Datenanalyse (modeling data analysis). The term emphasizes the process of model construction over a static model.

Fields of application span mathematics, statistics, computer science (modeling and simulation), engineering, physics, economics, and environmental science, as well as design and crafts where models are formed by sculpting or prototyping. While Modellierung remains the standard noun for the activity, modellierend is used to describe ongoing modeling work or the modeling character of a method or tool.

Origin and notes: the form is derived from modellieren with the suffix -end; it contrasts with modellierend as process-oriented language and with Modellierung as the abstract activity. See also Modellierung, Modell, Simulation.