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complexity

(of a model): Intrinsic difficulty in simulating a model. The minimal resources (time, space, etc.) required to by any simulator for correct_simulation. Typically, the complexity increases with the amount of detail, i.e., simulating a model that has many components, and interactions, each described with high resolution is likely to require great resource consumption no matter what simulator is used. Under this assumption, for fixed resource availability, there must be a tradeoff between scope and resolution in a simlated model.