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  2. Verification and validation - Wikipedia

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    Verification is intended to check that a product, service, or system meets a set of design specifications. [6] [7] In the development phase, verification procedures involve performing special tests to model or simulate a portion, or the entirety, of a product, service, or system, then performing a review or analysis of the modeling results.

  3. Wikipedia : Identifying and using primary sources

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    A primary source was a source that was created at about the same time as the event, regardless of the source's contents. So while a dictionary is an example of a tertiary source, an ancient dictionary is actually a primary source—for the meanings of words in the ancient world.

  4. Wikipedia:Verifiability

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    Wikipedia or the sister project is a primary source in this case and may be used following the policy for primary sources. Any such use should avoid original research , undue emphasis on Wikipedia's role or views, and inappropriate self-reference .

  5. Wikipedia:Evaluating sources - Wikipedia

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    Sources of information are commonly categorized as primary, secondary, or tertiary sources.In brief, a primary source is one close to the event with firsthand knowledge (for example, an eyewitness); a secondary source is at least one step removed (for example, a book about an event written by someone not involved in it); and a tertiary source is an encyclopaedia or textbook that provides a ...

  6. Wikipedia:Use of primary sources in Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    A primary source is a document or person providing direct evidence of a certain state of affairs; in other words, a source very close to the situation you are writing about.

  7. Verification and validation of computer simulation models

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    Verification and validation of computer simulation models is conducted during the development of a simulation model with the ultimate goal of producing an accurate and credible model. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] "Simulation models are increasingly being used to solve problems and to aid in decision-making.

  8. Primary source - Wikipedia

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    This wall painting found in the Roman city of Pompeii is an example of a primary source about people in Pompeii in Roman times (portrait of Terentius Neo).. In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called an original source) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time ...

  9. Wikipedia:Classification of sources - Wikipedia

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    A primary source is a source cited for some new idea, creative thought, or data originating in that source, and not derived from another author or another source. Primary sources usually have some immediate connection or contact with the source of the new idea, thought, or data.