It is assumed that scientific models contain no superfluous model elements in scientific representation. A representational model is constructed with all the model elements serving the representational purpose. The received view has it that there are no redundant model elements which are non-representational. Contrary to this received view, I argue that there exist some non-representational model elements which are essential in scientific representation. I call them representation-supporting model elements in virtue of the fact that they play the role to support the representational role of representational model elements. Representation-supporting model elements, which have a characteristic of dependability, are not to be eliminated in the process of modeling although they are playing second fiddle to representational model elements in scientific representation.

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表示支持模型元素

假设科学模型在科学表示中不包含多余的模型元素。表示模型是由所有用于表示目的的模型元素构成的。收到的观点认为没有非代表性的冗余模型元素。与这种公认的观点相反，我认为存在一些非表征模型元素，它们在科学表征中是必不可少的。我称它们为支持表示的模型元素，因为它们起到支持表示模型元素的表示作用的作用。表示支持模型元素，具有可靠性特征，