A part of the ODD protocol that explains or provides a general description of the model, outlining its purpose, goals, objectives, and boundaries. It gives an overview of what the model is intended to achieve and the problem it aims to address.
This section comprises of:
a. Purpose: relate purpose to expected model outcomes -> clearly defined terms.
b. Entities, state variables, and scales within the model
c. Process overview and scheduling.
Seven abstract purposes for building a model: