discrete modelling

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Discrete modelling is the discrete analogue of continuous modelling. In discrete modelling, formulae are fit to discrete data—data that could potentially take on only a countable set of values, such as the integers, and which are not infinitely divisible. A common method in this form of modelling is to use recurrence relations.

Discrete time models are well-suited for step-by-step computer simulations and are often appropriate for modelling experimental data, which is typically collected in discrete form.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-08 |title=4: Discrete-Time Models I - Modeling |url=https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Scientific_Computing_Simulations_and_Modeling/Introduction_to_the_Modeling_and_Analysis_of_Complex_Systems_(Sayama)/04%3A_DiscreteTime_Models_I__Modeling |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Mathematics LibreTexts |language=en}}